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Thu Jun 22 17:17:35 CDT 2006

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What is a War Hero? 

I've been listening to Congressmen Jack Murtha's negative comments about
the war in Iraq for some months now.  I've heard him repeatedly described
as a "war hero".  Thirty-seven years in the Marine Corps. 

Wow!  I visualize a burly ex-marine, his chest bedazzled with medals,the
survivor of countless combats in Korea, Vietnam, and the Gulf War.  A man
who knows war and combat from the inside out.  A man with the experience
that allows him to see that the war in Iraq is hopeless and we should all
quit and go home.

Although I've been turned off by Murtha's remarks, I never questioned his
war hero status. Nor has our liberal press which is why Murtha has been
getting away with his charade!  Then the other day, bingo, I suddenly
knew something was rotten in Denmark about Jack Murtha's war hero status.
 I've been bothered by his comments in the past but his latest remarks
about Marines killing civilians in cold blood caught my attention. 
Whether this turns out to be true or not, something just didn't compute. 
That was the moment when I woke up and said, "Hey, I'm going to check
this guy out." No real Marine who's "been there" would prejudge combat
troops prior to the release of a military inquiry.

And what did I find.  Did I find a man of vast operational experience
with an extensive combat record?  No.  I found a man whom fellow
congressman Don Bailey of Pennsylvania, silver star and three bronze
stars, calls a liar and a phony.  A man who came to Bailey crying and
sobbing, thanking him for saving Murtha from the ethics committee (on
Abscam-related charges) at which time he admitted to Bailey that his
purple hearts weren't earned.  A man with a couple of years of active
duty and the rest of his 37 year career spent in the Marine Corps
Reserve.  A man with one year in Vietnam as a staff intelligence officer.
 A man who's no more been in combat or is a war hero than I am.  Even
John Kerry has more combat experience than Jack Murtha.

(I know flight attendants who have spent more time in Danang than  either
one of these jerks. ... Luke)

So what is a War Hero?  Well at the bare minimum, a war hero would have
to be somebody who's actually been in combat, somebody who's been in
direct contact with the enemy over some extended period of time, somebody
who's been shot at and/or had their life repeatedly threatened like
infantry or the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force pilots who flew
over Vietnam, somebody who has performed his or her duties in a heroic
manner. 

And what is Jack Murtha?  Just one more scheming politician, a 
Democrat, sensing a change in the direction of the political winds.  A
man who volunteered for a year's duty in Vietnam as an intelligence
officer so he could come home and run for congress in 1968 as a war hero.
 Barf. Sound familiar?  A man who's thinking about the next election and
hoping he's on the right side when it comes.

As a citizen and as a congressman Murtha has every right to express his
opinion on the Vietnam War - but not cloaked in the mantle of a Marine
Corps war hero with vast experience in such matters.  His comments are
very destructive to the morale of our troops and have only one objective
- to get reelected.

Regards, Retired Marine Col. John Hurst

PS  I also think Murtha's a bit unhinged.

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