General Petraeus? Phony Bronze Star? [Update]
The hysterical backlash among Democrats against MoveOn.Org led me to notice something.
General Petraeus was awarded a Bronze Star medal with a "V for Valor" device. I can't find an explanation as to why.
The Bronze Star is awarded for meritorious service, but the "the Valor device (or "V device") is authorized by all services and identifies the award as resulting from an act of combat heroism" - wiki.
But Petraeus served in combat the first time as a Lieutenant General in 2003. Even assuming that he came under some fire in Najaf or somewhere, does that indicate "combat heroism"? I'll defer to others who know. Update [2007-9-18 18:2:38 by dlaw]:Linked is yet another example of real combat heroism. Heroism. The following is the only incident I can find where then Major General David Petraeus came under enemy fire. But I'll bet if I worked spin-control at the Pentagon I'd be nuancing some action reports right now to bend a few more bullets the general's way. From USA Today, March 30, 2003 ....stronger-than-expected Iraqi resistance continues. An Iraqi mortar round landed less than 50 yards away as two top U.S. generals were conferring here Sunday on the next phase in the U.S. offensive. No one was injured by the round that landed just to the side of a checkpoint where Army Lt. Gen. William Scott Wallace, commander of the V Corps, and 101st commander Maj. Gen. David Petraeus were reviewing maps on the hood of a Humvee.
General Petraeus? Phony Bronze Star? [Update] | 13 comments (13 topical)
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