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[Breaking News] CBI official awarded President's Police Medal: Warship christened at Maine shipyard for NY MarineBATH, Maine ”” In a solemn ceremony punctuated by talk of courage, service and sacrifice, the mother of a Marine corporal on Saturday christened a warship honoring her son, who died after covering an exploding grenade to protect his comrades in Iraq. After composing herself and taking a deep breath, Deb Dunham smashed a bottle of champagne over the bow of the 510-foot warship Jason Dunham, then held the bottle aloft before a cheering crowd of more than 1,500 people.

[BLACKFIVE] BLACKFIVE: The Heart of a Ranger - Godspeed Corporal Benjamin Kopp: Kopp was medically evacuated through Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Germany to Walter Reed Medical Center, Washington, D.C., where he died as a result of his wounds July 18. His unit had attacked into a Taliban safe haven where they fought a determined enemy from multiple directions for several hours, resulting in the killing of more than 10 Taliban fighters.

[Army Times - News] Death before this honor - Army News, news from Iraq, - Army Times: But even vets from Vietnam, Korea and World War II say they scratch their heads about the dearth of top valor awards today. be exercised so that military decorations for meritorious and valorous achievement or service are only approved for those .

[Serbianna Analysis] A leader for challenging times | Serbianna Analysis: He devoted 22 years of his life to an outstanding military service that rewarded him with a Bronze Star, three Meritorious Service Medals, and three Army Commendation medals (one with Valor as a captain in desert Shield/Storm – a Valorous Unit Award).

[Freedom Remembered] Petty Officer 3rd Class Christopher Worth Thompson | Freedom ...: He received the National Defense Service Medal, Sea Service Deployment Ribbon 3rd Award, Good Conduct Award, Combat Action Ribbon Operation Iraqi Freedom, Global War On Terrorism Service Medal, Global War On Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, Iraqi Compaign Medal, Joint Meritorious Unit Award, The Navy and Marine Commendation with Valor and the Purple Heart. Christopher was very active in sports.

[Obama Conspiracy Theories] Military.com on Major Cook | Obama Conspiracy Theories: Of those decoration, none are “valor” awards which are what we in the Military consider when describing someone as “highly decorated.” MAJ Cook’s highest decoration is his Defense Meritorious Service Medal and regulations cite that “The Defense Meritorious Service Medal (DMSM) shall only be awarded to members of the Armed Forces of the United States who, after November 3, 1977, distinguished themselves by noncombat meritorious achievement or service.”

[Welcome Home Rides/Help On The Homefront Rides] Welcome Home - CMSgt Bryce Maxson, Cave Creek, AZ, 01 AUG 09 ...: Air Force Meritorious Unit Award. Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with valor device. Air Force Good Conduct Medal with six devices. National Defense Service Medal with star device. Iraq Campaign Medal. Global War on Terrorism ...

[FORA.tv - Program Feed] FORA.tv - General David Petraeus: Update on the Middle East: Awards and decorations earned by General Petraeus include two awards of the Defense Distinguished Service Medal, two awards of the Distinguished Service Medal, two awards of the Defense Superior Service Medal, four awards of the Legion of Merit, the Bronze Star Medal for valor, the State Department Distinguished Service Award, the NATO Meritorious Service Medal, the Gold Award of the Iraqi Order of the Date Palm, and the French Legion d'honneur. He is a Master Parachutist and Air Assault and Ranger qualified.

[Comments for This ain't Hell, but you can see it from here] This ain't Hell, but you can see it from here » Blog Archive ...: researcher: Yeah, Sean Penn went to Iraq, also, and he stated that he was able to ditch his Iraqi handlers and get a feel from the people he was able to meet and found out what the real Iraq was like, without his Saddam supplied handlers getting in the way. (anyone that believes that Sean Penn has enough functioning brain cells to outwit a stump probably would believe he could slip away from Saddam’s security forces)

[The Swamp] Cheney on five years in Iraq: 'All for your country': The Swamp: Fact: in the words of Democratic Senator Carl Levin, "Those legislative benchmarks include approving a hydrocarbon law, approving a debaathification law, completing the work of a constitutional review committee, and holding provincial elections. Those commitments, made 1 1/2 years ago, which were to have been completed by January of 2007, have not yet been kept by the Iraqi political leaders despite the breathing space the surge has provided."

[POLITICO Top Stories] The Crypt's Blog - Politico.com: Pace's personal decorations include: Defense Distinguished Service Medal with two bronze oak leaf clusters (3 awards) Defense Superior Service Medal Legion of Merit Bronze Star Medal with Valor device Defense Meritorious Service Medal Meritorious Service Medal with gold award star (2 awards) Navy Commendation Medal with Valor device Navy Achievement Medal with gold award star (2 awards) Combat Action Ribbon Navy Presidential Unit Citation with bronze service star (2 awards) Joint Meritorious Unit Commendation with three bronze oak leaf clusters (4 awards) Navy Unit Commendation with bronze service star (2 awards) Navy Meritorious Unit Commedation with three bronze service stars (4 awards) National Defense Service Medal with two bronze service stars (3 awards) Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal with two bronze service stars (3 awards) Vietnam Service Medal with silver and bronze service stars Global War on Terrorism Service Medal Korea Defense Service Medal Sea Service Deployment Ribbon with two bronze service stars (3 awards) Overseas Service Ribbon with three bronze service stars (4 awards) Recruiting Service Ribbon Military badges include: Office of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Identification Badge Parachutist Badge Expert Rifle Shot Badge Expert Pistol Shot Badge Foreign decorations include: Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross Unit Citation with Palm Republic of Vietnam Civil Actions Unit Citation with Palm Order of the Sacred Treasures of Japan United Nations Medal with bronze service star Vietnam Campaign Medal with 1960 date bar with, 2006 Congressional Medal of Honor Society meeting, Gen. Pace was awarded the Society's Patriot Award.

[DALLAS ISD] DALLAS ISD Blog | The Dallas Morning News: Any awards with the words “Service” or “Achievement” in the title without a “Combat V” (V for Valor) attached are end of tour awards and are not indicative of any substantial achievement that would warrant calling someone “highly decorated.” The Air Expeditionary Medal, Humanitarian Service Medal, Combat Readiness Medal, and National Defense Service Medal are awards given to those who wear a uniform, have a heartbeat, and are in the right place at the right time. Basically “I was there” awards.

[POLITICO Top Stories] Richardson on Petraeus - Ben Smith's Blog - Politico.com: Petraeus's awards and decorations (too numerous to list all) include: Defense Distinguished Service Medal Two Distinguished Service Medals Two Defense Superior Service Medals Four Legions of Merit Bronze Star Medal for Valor State Department Superior Honor Award NATO Meritorious Service Medal Gold Award of the Iraqi Order of the Date Palm Master Parachutist wings Air Assault wings Ranger tab Combat Action Badge French parachutist wings British parachutist wings German parachutist wings Bill Richardson: 8 % in the polls. No blowback to MoveOn.org

[Autism In a Word] Remembering on Memorial Day « Autism In a Word: Brandon has lost friends and classmates in this war. He has had the honor of being a “casualty assistance officer” to a local Massachusetts .

[POLITICO Top Stories] Obama on Petraeus - Ben Smith's Blog - Politico.com: Petraeus's awards and decorations (too numerous to list all) include: Defense Distinguished Service Medal Two Distinguished Service Medals Two Defense Superior Service Medals Four Legions of Merit Bronze Star Medal for Valor State Department Superior Honor Award NATO Meritorious Service Medal Gold Award of the Iraqi Order of the Date Palm Master Parachutist wings Air Assault wings Ranger tab Combat Action Badge French parachutist wings British parachutist wings German parachutist wings _____ Obama missed a shot to disown that moveon ad.

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