Posted on Mar 1, 2016
Almost 20% of top medals awarded secretly since 9/11
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20% of the military’s most-treasured medals have been awarded for classified missions since the Sept. 11 terror attacks, according to data obtained by USA TODAY.
The secrecy surrounding more than 200 Service Cross and Silver Star awards reflects the reliance on special operations forces involved in classified missions to capture or kill terrorists and free hostages, according to a senior Defense official who spoke on condition of anonymity because officials were not authorized to characterize the commendations.
The secrecy surrounding more than 200 Service Cross and Silver Star awards reflects the reliance on special operations forces involved in classified missions to capture or kill terrorists and free hostages, according to a senior Defense official who spoke on condition of anonymity because officials were not authorized to characterize the commendations.
Almost 20% of top medals awarded secretly since 9/11
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Now all the stolen valor guys can say "it was black ops" "you won't find me in the data base" and it will hold some truth. lol
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Not really if you know what your looking at you dig right through it. All the Task Forces will have a Identifier so you can track the task force number or name down those will not be classified. It will also be a evaluation have the number or name. You are correct it will make it hard, but you can still call them out..
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SFC Thomas Howes
you what sucks about the stolen valor guys is the courts say it is freedom of speech and they can't be arrested for it hell most of them never been in the military go to a surplus store buy a uniform put it on to get free shit pisses me off to no end
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SFC Thomas Howes - You are so correct, I remember in early 90's I had to show orders fro my Kuwait liberation medal. Now you just get them at truck stops WTF...
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I whole heartedly agree that the receipt of these awards by the deserving should be kept secret. I have to express concern as to yet another "Defense Official" speaking on a condition of anonymity being a problem. How many times do reporters get information from "Defense Officials" when they should not receive that information? Maybe the Pentagon needs a extra long and painful PowerPoint presentation on OPSEC.
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