Union soldier to be awarded MOH

vienna · 08-30-14, 12:42 PM

Something has always bothered me whenever I see some military high-ranking officer with a chest filled with ribbons; I always wonder how many men earned those officers those ribbons and did those men get their due? As the line goes in the movie "Patton":

Soldier 1: There goes old blood-and-guts.
Soldier 2: Yeah, our blood, his guts.

The Majors, colonels, and generals all go on to more prestige, honor, and financial gains, their well-being well seen to; the rest go home to uncertainty, neglect, and sometimes indifference. Somehow, it never seems fair...

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08-30-14, 12:42 PM	#6
vienna Navy Seal Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Anywhere but the here & now... Posts: 7,722 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	Something has always bothered me whenever I see some military high-ranking officer with a chest filled with ribbons; I always wonder how many men earned those officers those ribbons and did those men get their due? As the line goes in the movie "Patton": Soldier 1: There goes old blood-and-guts. Soldier 2: Yeah, our blood, his guts. The Majors, colonels, and generals all go on to more prestige, honor, and financial gains, their well-being well seen to; the rest go home to uncertainty, neglect, and sometimes indifference. Somehow, it never seems fair... <O> __________________ __________________________________________________ __

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