Purple Heart? Fine, as she was wounded on the battlefield. But not the Bronze Star. Brave soldiers have risked life and limb to earn that medal. It is for "heroic or meritorious achievement or service". Her unit went the wrong way and her vehicle crashed. That's it, certainly nothing heroic about that. The only "service" she provided was keeping the slacking public support for the war propped up with the myth of the blond girl bringin' it to the Iraqi's, guns a blazin'.
But when the 20-year-old supply clerk arrives by Blackhawk helicopter to the embrace of family and friends, media critics say the TV cameras will not show the return of an injured soldier so much as a reality-TV drama co-produced by U.S. government propaganda and credulous reporters.
"It no longer matters in America whether something is true or false. The population has been conditioned to accept anything: sentimental stories, lies, atomic bomb threats," said John MacArthur, the publisher of Harper's magazine
This is complete bullshit designed to keep our leader's war crimes off the front page. The only thing sadder than them offering the phony medal is her accepting it.
I wonder what kind of medal they are gonna give this kid.
I have found it helpful to do the stretching exercises my physical therapist recommends. Do some core strengthening exercises, such as the ones highlighted at The Mayo Clinic. By keeping your core strong, your back won't put itself in a position to cause that sciatica pain you are having.
"To say my country, right or wrong, is something no patriot would say except in dire emergency; it is like saying, 'my mother, drunk or sober.'" - G.K. Chesterton
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