vvv And that is exactly why I chucked mine.
I flew with the Desert Ducks since they were assigned to COMMIDEASTFOR. I was the Air Boss on the La Salle and managed the Duck's schedule.
Three Commanders on the Staff got Bronze Stars with COMBAT V's, because we did a lot of mine sweeping to get into Kuwait after the Tripoli hit a mine.
It nauseated me.
When I keft the ship, as a LT, I got a Navy Comm and they wanted the Combat V thingy for me.
No f'ing way, gents. I stood on the flight deck and watched.
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Originally Posted by matthewb0051
Putting that aside... I had numerous Soldier clients/defendants at Fort Campbell that had been in no joke combat in A'Stan. Dudes came back to Campbell and did drugs to kill the pain or get in some other trouble. They would tell me about the firefights they were in and their buddies getting killed. I'd ask them if they had any awards/decorations that we could present in court to show their commitment to duty. Not a one of them had a award or decoration but they all said and knew that their commanders and other senior leaders got Bronze Stars and the like working in the Tactical Operations Centers while these kids were out in the $hite.
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