[Arkinsaw]

I hate to be the one who puts a turd in the punch bowl, but unless Private Long died in a combat action, it's going to be very hard to justify awarding him the Purple Heart. God Bless him and his family.

He was shot to death by an illegal combatant in a war.

He died in combat just as much as those who died at Pearl Harbor did.

[WhistlingPastTheGraveyard]

Absolutely. Just because he was ambushed doesn’t mean it wasn’t combat. The young man deserves a Purple Heart.

God bless him and his family. Watching his father moved me to tears and anger. Such good and decent people.