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drjohn
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Location: CT
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 Posted: Mon Sep 13, 2004 1:51 am Post subject: Purple Hearts and my brother-in-law |
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My brother-in-law, who did two tours in Vietnam with the Navy, tonight told me that he twice got shrapnel fragments in both his neck and his arm. Both times he had the frags removed and had dressings applied and went back to work. He never thought of seeking a PH.
His opinion was and is that you had to be really wounded to get a PH.
His name is Joe Cusick, and he is, as are all you vets, my hero(es). |
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swing votr
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Joined: 11 Aug 2004
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My uncle was the same way. As a marine he took it in the leg (came out years later) from a mine that took out the people standing next to him. He bandaged it up, helped his budies, never even considered a purple heart.
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"I already don't miss it," he said of Washington. Asked to elaborate, he replied: "You know that great feeling you get when you stop banging your head against a wall?" |
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rhv5862
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Joined: 21 Aug 2004
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Location: Massachusetts
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| Posted: Tue Sep 14, 2004 1:54 am Post subject: Purple Hearts |
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True heros do not seek out medals. Those that receive them rarely discuss them.
RHV |
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