Army to award Purple Heart to Fort Hood victims

Monello

Monello

Smarter than the average bear
PREMO Member
This is the right call. Those people were singled out because of who they were. US soldiers. Now if they would call it a terrorist attack instead of workplace violence, that would be the right thing to do. YMMV
 
b23hqb

b23hqb

Well-Known Member
PREMO Member
Hopefully, it plays out. obama and his minions just cannot stand anything that points to Islamic terrorists committing murderous acts on American soldiers, even here in the US.

Workplace violence, yeah, right.
 
itsbob

itsbob

I bowl overhand
What does this do for the wounded exactly, and let's not forget civilians can't be awarded the purple heart ? Make their wounds magically heal? The infirmed can walk again? Give them more money every month to help pay for rehab? Seriously, other than getting cool vanity plates, does this help them at all?

Politicians giving out trinkets to keep thr natives happy.. wonder what they'll give us for Manhattan?
 
Larry Gude

Larry Gude

Strung Out
itsbob said:
What does this do for the wounded exactly, and let's not forget civilians can't be awarded the purple heart ? Make their wounds magically heal? The infirmed can walk again? Give them more money every month to help pay for rehab? Seriously, other than getting cool vanity plates, does this help them at all?

Politicians giving out trinkets to keep thr natives happy.. wonder what they'll give us for Manhattan?
Click to expand...

Yeah.

Wouldn't it be more productive if there were an anti award giving to whomever the dumb ####s are who make it so United States military personnel are sitting ducks on their own damn bases? I'm not calling for all troops to be locked and loaded 24/7 or even armed but no one, NO ONE should be able to get off more than a first round and not have at the very least, a BUNCH of people lining them up for a head shot and racing to see who gets the bad guy first.

There could also be a second loser award for the dumb ####s responsible for this enemy of the United States being a US solider in the first place.

We could call them the "Gorelick" awards for those who show especially poor judgment when it really hurt.
 
MMDad

MMDad

Lem Putt
itsbob said:
What does this do for the wounded exactly, and let's not forget civilians can't be awarded the purple heart ? Make their wounds magically heal? The infirmed can walk again? Give them more money every month to help pay for rehab? Seriously, other than getting cool vanity plates, does this help them at all?

Politicians giving out trinkets to keep thr natives happy.. wonder what they'll give us for Manhattan?
Click to expand...

Soldiers receiving the Purple Heart automatically qualify for combat-related special compensation upon retirement. They also are eligible for burial at Arlington National Cemetery.
Click to expand...

It's something. No idea how much, but they do deserve the compensation that their service earned them.

The rehab should already be free to those injured.
 
itsbob

itsbob

I bowl overhand
MMDad said:
It's something. No idea how much, but they do deserve the compensation that their service earned them.

The rehab should already be free to those injured.
Click to expand...

http://military.answers.com/military-benefits/explanation-of-purple-heart-recipient-benefits

Dependent on the state. VA it puts them in the same category (Cat3) of somebody with 10 or 20% disability for priority of care.. no mention of monetary compensatiom.. I BELIEVE only the CMH comes with monthly compensation.
 
itsbob

itsbob

I bowl overhand
Larry Gude said:
Yeah.

Wouldn't it be more productive if there were an anti award giving to whomever the dumb ####s are who make it so United States military personnel are sitting ducks on their own damn bases? I'm not calling for all troops to be locked and loaded 24/7 or even armed but no one, NO ONE should be able to get off more than a first round and not have at the very least, a BUNCH of people lining them up for a head shot and racing to see who gets the bad guy first.

There could also be a second loser award for the dumb ####s responsible for this enemy of the United States being a US solider in the first place.

We could call them the "Gorelick" awards for those who show especially poor judgment when it really hurt.
Click to expand...

Nothing sadder when a shooter strikes in a gun-fee zone filled with former and current Soldiers and Marines.. all trained to stop a gunman but not one allowed to be armed to prevent it.. you can have 20 cops within 5 - 20 minutes of the shooting or 150 armed trained men and women AT the shooting when it happens.
 
Larry Gude

Larry Gude

Strung Out
itsbob said:
Nothing sadder when a shooter strikes in a gun-fee zone filled with former and current Soldiers and Marines.. all trained to stop a gunman but not one allowed to be armed to prevent it.. you can have 20 cops within 5 - 20 minutes of the shooting or 150 armed trained men and women AT the shooting when it happens.
Click to expand...

The thing that should not, can NOT be...


Just awful.
 
mamatutu

mamatutu

mama to two
This is going to piss Obama off, just like Boehner inviting Netanyahu to speak to Congress.

How many doors/walls have been replaced in the WH after Obama's tantrums? :tantrum:
 
N

nutz

Well-Known Member
Monello said:
This is the right call. Those people were singled out because of who they were. US soldiers. Now if they would call it a terrorist attack instead of workplace violence, that would be the right thing to do. YMMV
Click to expand...

How so? By bending the rules to accomodate a certain sector because they cry foul loud enough? Does this entitle the Navy Yard people to the medal too?

AR 600-8-22, page 20

http://www.apd.army.mil/pdffiles/r600_8_22.pdf
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Top