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CSM Richard StCyr
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Ta hell you say! The battlefields which the military have served are strewn with dead and lost, left behind folks. Many (read that a shitload) Medals of Honor have gone to folks who saved a few others and then kept thrashing essentially leaving the wounded and dead behind in order to clear the objective. Go to the library and get one of the several books that have the citations and back stories on MOH holders.
We are also bringing in the dead and missing in action from battlefields fought on as far back as the civil war and burying those troops still today and in that way fulfilling "never leave a fallen comrade".
From what I've read this cat humped another troop off the battlefield through snow ass deep, under heavy fire from the enemy, that alone says he's no disgrace.
To label anyone that served with any level of valor a disgrace is absolute horse shit.
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Amen!!!
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CWO3 Us Marine
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There has been much controversy over this event. Its sad when politics becomes involved, but that's with most everything these days. It would seem that TSgt Chapman fought valiantly to the end, and many brave men served courageously during the battle. Since I wasn't there I have to rely on others for the merit of this award. It seems he has certainly served with distinction in the past. Some brave pilots and operators across the board served honorably during this battle. I defer to those with the facts, but I've read some of the dialogue in the USAF vs USN debate. I'm just sorry for all that lost their lives and hope the families will find relative peace.
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1SG Javier "Elvis" Martinez - I'm not too far from Memphis and we've known for years that Elvis was alive. Best wishes 1stSgt.
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The only dirt bag I see here is you. Who are you to judge? Have you ever been in a firefight? Do you know the real history of men left behind in SOF missions?
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1SG Javier "Elvis" Martinez - thanks brother, I appreciate that.
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SSG(P) (Join to see) - You have watched too many movies. Service members have frequently been left behind, especially ones who are thought or known to have been killed. The body is often recovered AFTER the engagement, sometimes days later when the situation calms down. In Vietnam, a few members of SOG were left behind alive because the risk to the team was too great. A soldier was left behind recently in Niger. These things happen, however, you as someone who has never been in a firefight have no room to judge a man who faced these circumstances. You are not even a leader.
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SFC (Join to see) - Amen, Anonymous, Amen!!!
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Get a shave before judging recipients of MOH. Religion? Service is a Religion.
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