medals - ACTION - Command Center2024-03-29T00:31:22Zhttps://patriotcommandcenter.org/profiles/blogs/feed/tag/medalsPentagon thinking of awarding higher medals to drone operators that even the bronze star with a 'V' to combat veterans.https://patriotcommandcenter.org/profiles/blogs/pentagon-thinking-of-awarding-higher-medals-to-drone-operators2013-02-23T04:13:47.000Z2013-02-23T04:13:47.000ZDiane Loganhttps://patriotcommandcenter.org/members/DianeLogan<div><div><span class="font-size-3"><em><font color="#800000" face="Arial">I AM DISGUSTED! Defense Secretary Panetta is thinking of awarding medals to drone operators</font></em> <em><font color="#800000" face="Arial">that would have a standing higher than even the bronze star with a 'V' awarded to combat </font></em></span> <em><font color="#800000" face="Arial"><span class="font-size-3">veterans who risked their lives of which my husband was one (purple heart and 5 bronze stars, one with a 'V' as well as another with an arrowhead).</span></font></em></div><div><em><font color="#800000" face="Arial"><img class="align-full" src="{{#staticFileLink}}4063666455,original{{/staticFileLink}}" width="83" alt="4063666455?profile=original" /></font></em></div><div> <em><font color="#800000" face="Arial"><strong>HOW DARE HE!</strong></font></em></div><div><span class="font-size-3"><em><font color="#800000" face="Arial">Why not just devalue the medals all those brave men were awarded and </font></em><em><font color="#800000" face="Arial">award a special</font></em> <em><font color="#800000" face="Arial">medal to the president for all the risks he took on the golf course since we are talking about</font></em> <em><font color="#800000" face="Arial">absurdity.</font></em></span></div><div><div class="mceLibraryItem"><div style="padding-top:20px;padding-bottom:20px;background-color:#e6dcc4;"><table style="width:600px;" border="0" cellspacing="0" align="center"><tbody><tr><td style="line-height:0;" valign="top" align="left"><img alt="Pat Toomey | U.S. Senator For Pennsylvania" src="http://toomey.senate.gov/newsletter/hd.jpg" width="600" height="91" /></td></tr><tr><td style="line-height:0;padding-top:20px;" bgcolor="#E2D4B6" valign="top" align="left"><table style="background-color:#297ba6;" border="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="color:#ffffff;line-height:1em;padding-left:20px;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;" bgcolor="#297BA6" align="right">FRIDAY, FEB. 22, 2013</td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td bgcolor="#E2D4B6" valign="top" align="left"><table style="width:600px;" border="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" width="375" align="left"><table style="width:100%;" border="0" cellspacing="20"><tbody><tr><td><table style="width:100%;" border="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align:center;color:#002d4e;padding-bottom:10px;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:26px;"></td></tr><tr><td style="color:#002d4e;padding-bottom:10px;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:18px;"><p style="margin:0px 0px .5em;text-align:center;line-height:120%;font-family:Times;"> </p></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;"><p style="margin:0px 0px .5em;text-align:justify;line-height:120%;font-family:Times;"> </p></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;"></td></tr></tbody></table><table style="border-color:#d5c29c;width:100%;border-top-width:1px;border-top-style:solid;border-collapse:collapse;" border="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align:center;color:#002d4e;padding-top:20px;padding-bottom:10px;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:18px;"><span class="font-size-4">Expressing Concern Over Status Of Combat Valor Medal</span></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;"><p style="margin:0px 0px .5em;text-align:center;line-height:120%;font-family:Times;"><img style="border:0px solid #000000;" alt="" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8238/8497164631_af7ffd8928_m.jpg" width="240" height="176" /></p><p style="margin:0px 0px .5em;text-align:justify;line-height:120%;font-family:Times;"><span style="font-family:'andale mono', times;" class="font-size-3">I was concerned to hear that the Pentagon has reportedly decided to rank a new medal for drone operators and others not in direct ground combat above some long-standing combat valor medals. This week I wrote a <a href="http://ct.symplicity.com/t/too/70ff5e949da6f3c873e262a1c05db5ca/1265515236/realurl=http://www.toomey.senate.gov/?p=press_release&id=886">letter</a> to Defense Secretary Leon Panetta asking for his rationale on this decision.</span></p><p style="margin:0px 0px .5em;text-align:justify;line-height:120%;font-family:Times;"><span style="font-family:'andale mono', times;" class="font-size-3">The new Distinguished Warfare Medal will be awarded to pilots of unmanned aircraft, cyber war experts and personnel involved in combat operations who are neither physically present nor in a war zone facing risks of traditional combat service participants. According to recent news articles, in the military's "order of precedence" of various medals, the Distinguished Warfare Medal is slated to be ranked above some traditional combat valor medals such as the Bronze Star with valor device.</span></p></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div></div><div> </div><div><span class="font-size-4"><em><font color="#800000" face="Arial">WHAT NEXT: Maybe even turn this hallowed ground into a golf course.</font></em></span></div><div><em><a href="{{#staticFileLink}}4063666367,original{{/staticFileLink}}"><font color="#800000" face="Arial"><img width="750" class="align-full" src="{{#staticFileLink}}4063666367,original{{/staticFileLink}}" alt="4063666367?profile=original" /></font></a></em></div><div><em><a href="{{#staticFileLink}}4063666464,original{{/staticFileLink}}"></a></em></div></div>