Originally Posted by
LivingInMEM
why the focus on the V?
We're not talking about the V
Yes, we are. Precisely because...
The Pentagon sparked an uproar among troops and veterans this week when it revealed that a new high-level medal honoring drone pilots will rank above some traditional combat valor medals in the military's "order of precedence."
The Distinguished Warfare Medal will be awarded to pilots of unmanned aircraft, offensive cyberwar experts or others who are directly involved in combat operations, but who are not physically in theater and facing the physical risks that warfare historically entails.
The new medal, announced Wednesday by Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta, will have precedence over -- and be worn on a uniform ahead of -- the Bronze Star with Valor device.
There can be no justification for this. And no amount of hot air, bogus argument, and idiotic rhetoric like "we're not talking about the V" (<----which is total BS) is going to alter the fact that there can be no justification for it. None. Nada. Zilch.
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