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Title: Murtha gets highest civilian Navy award
Post by: Splashdown on March 27, 2009, 07:41:16 AM

I guess he was rewarded for falsely calling the Marines murderers... :whatever:

(http://www.granitegrok.com/pix/Murtha_1.jpg)

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In one of his last moves before leaving office March 13, then-Navy Secretary Donald Winter quietly awarded 19-term Democratic congressman John Murtha (Pa.) with the service's highest civilian honor.

Citing Murtha's "courageous leadership, vision, and loyalty to the men and women of the Department of the Navy," Winter presented the influential chairman of the House Appropriations Committee's defense panel with the Navy's Distinguished Public Service Award, an honor bestowed in "those extraordinary cases where individuals have demonstrated exceptionally outstanding service of substantial and long term benefit to the Navy, Marine Corps, or the Department of the Navy as a whole," a Murtha release stated.

The award generated little publicity when it was given to Murtha in early March, but as news of the honor trickled out, some veterans groups ignited a firestorm of protest.

 :banghead:

emphasis mine.

link (http://www.military.com/news/article/March-2009/murtha-award-sparks-vet-outrage.html)

Title: Re: Murtha gets highest civilian Navy award
Post by: TheSarge on March 27, 2009, 07:42:51 AM

 :rotf:  Oh I bet our Navy and Marine members must be SOOOOOOOOOOO proud right about now.

Title: Re: Murtha gets highest civilian Navy award
Post by: NHSparky on March 27, 2009, 07:48:49 AM

I might have been Navy, but I know the difference between FORMER Marines and EX-Marines.

Place Congressman Murtha in the EX-Marine category, if you don't mind.  Any FORMER Marines have any objection to that?

Title: Re: Murtha gets highest civilian Navy award
Post by: Chris_ on March 27, 2009, 07:52:34 AM

One would think that giving such a prestigious award to such a high profile individual would merit media attention.  Why was it done so quietly?  Hmmmmmm.   :fuelfire:

Title: Re: Murtha gets highest civilian Navy award
Post by: TheSarge on March 27, 2009, 08:15:07 AM

Quote from: NHSparky on March 27, 2009, 07:48:49 AM

I might have been Navy, but I know the difference between FORMER Marines and EX-Marines.

Place Congressman Murtha in the EX-Marine category, if you don't mind.  Any FORMER Marines have any objection to that?

It's there precedence in the Corps to actually make someone an Ex Marine?

If I recall properly it's been done once or twice before.


I think we cold make a case for the Generals at 8th & I to do it again in Murtha's case.

Title: Re: Murtha gets highest civilian Navy award
Post by: DumbAss Tanker on March 27, 2009, 01:20:02 PM

Navy.  WTF, over?

Title: Re: Murtha gets highest civilian Navy award
Post by: Crazy Horse on March 27, 2009, 02:43:50 PM

Quote from: DumbAss Tanker on March 27, 2009, 01:20:02 PM

Navy.  WTF, over?

Don't blame us...............I said this to a former Marine earlier today........he said "Who??,  The guy from Penn?

WTF

Never heard this man cuss until today

Title: Re: Murtha gets highest civilian Navy award
Post by: JohnnyReb on March 27, 2009, 03:16:06 PM

Quote from: DumbAss Tanker on March 27, 2009, 01:20:02 PM

Navy.  WTF, over?

Yeah, the navy WTF award.

Title: Re: Murtha gets highest civilian Navy award
Post by: mamacags on March 27, 2009, 06:15:21 PM

Well Al Gore got a Nobel Prize too.  Nothing seems to have as much meaning as it once did.

Title: Re: Murtha gets highest civilian Navy award
Post by: Chris_ on March 27, 2009, 06:38:41 PM

Quote from: mamacags on March 27, 2009, 06:15:21 PM

Well Al Gore got a Nobel Prize too.  Nothing seems to have as much meaning as it once did.

Same applies to the Oval Office.

Title: Re: Murtha gets highest civilian Navy award
Post by: Crazy Horse on March 27, 2009, 07:14:45 PM

Quote from: JohnnyReb on March 27, 2009, 03:16:06 PM

Yeah, the navy WTF award.

Emotional answer deleted

Title: Re: Murtha gets highest civilian Navy award
Post by: JohnnyReb on March 28, 2009, 04:51:44 AM

Quote from: Crazy Horse on March 27, 2009, 07:14:45 PM

Emotional answer deleted

Sorry man....they've devalued the dollar and now they're working on devaluing medals that honor our brave.

Title: Re: Murtha gets highest civilian Navy award
Post by: Jar Head on March 28, 2009, 08:58:28 AM

Quote from: NHSparky on March 27, 2009, 07:48:49 AM

I might have been Navy, but I know the difference between FORMER Marines and EX-Marines.

Place Congressman Murtha in the EX-Marine category, if you don't mind.  Any FORMER Marines have any objection to that?

This scumbag does not even merit the title of EX-Marine.