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Old 10-04-2012, 11:15 AM   #7
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Originally Posted by Eaglei532 View Post
Well after reading the post again, it did seem a little derogatory. What I meant is this, the different services have different definitions of rates certain medals.

This is the Difference in 2 recent citations:
- 1stSgt Brad Kasal: Navy Cross - 7 gunshot wounds, 40 peices of shrap, lost 60% of his blood, and put his body over E3s to take the wounds for them, all of this after he assaulted an enemy strong hold to get his boys out

http://www.leatherneck.com/forums/sh...or-His-Bravery

- SSGT Giunta: MOH - no real injuries, "saved" guys that he lost accountability for in the first place
http://www.army.mil/medalofhonor/giunta/profile.html

Its not meant to be a one service against the other argument, just a statement of fact that the two services define the conduct that rates certain medals in very different ways. But valor is valor, and i do not mean to negate the things that SSGT Giunta did, I just think things get skewed sometimes in larger services.
I hear ya. Ya the video doesn't add up, I don't know the whole story or why he was doing what he did, but to me it looks like he was going against everything I've ever been taught and you would think an NCO would not do some boneheaded stuff like that. At least the guy is still alive.
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