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Old 07-03-2008, 06:03 AM
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they still get compensated for it
But they are being refused the highest honor - the Purple Heart. I don't think this is fair.
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But they are being refused the highest honor - the Purple Heart. I don't think this is fair.
the highest honor is not a PH Mak its the MOH
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the highest honor is not a PH Mak its the MOH
Second highest honor, then. A Purple Heart is still an honor, eithor way. Whats the MOH?
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I don't see anything wrong with giving brave veterans (who sacrificed their all for us)...who suffer from PTSD the Purple Heart. I'm assuming that they performed deeds of incredible valor and that's why they were awarded the PH...I don't see anything wrong with that. In no way shape or form did the PTSD affect how they preformed their duty on the battlefield.
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I don't see anything wrong with giving brave veterans (who sacrificed their all for us)...who suffer from PTSD the Purple Heart. I'm assuming that they performed deeds of incredible valor and that's why they were awarded the PH...I don't see anything wrong with that. In no way shape or form did the PTSD affect how they preformed their duty on the battlefield.
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But they are still refusing to award these people for their services with a PH.
BECUASE ITS NOT A INJURY! ITS A MENTAL HEALTH DISORDER.

People who never even see combat say they have this all the time. The Purple Heart is not a worthless piece of garbage handed out to mental health patients. If you want a award for PTSD, fine by me, but not the purple heart

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BECUASE ITS NOT A INJURY! ITS A MENTAL HEALTH DISORDER.
Why are those diagnosed with PTSD less deserving of the PH than those who didn't suffer from it?

Why are these people except simply because they suffer PTSD? Does it make them weaker somehow?
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People who never even see combat say they have this all the time.
PTSD does not necessarily come about because one serves in war. It could come about for a mutitude of reasons.
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Why are those diagnosed with PTSD less deserving of the PH than those who didn't suffer from it?

Why are these people except simply because they suffer PTSD? Does it make them weaker somehow?
First of all, those diagnosed with PSTD are equally deserving of a PH. IF THEY ARE INJURED. I dont seem to understand how you cant get this through your skull. They are in no way exempt from a PH. You just dont get awarded one if you are not injured.

Do you think some Navy cook who has never seen a day of combat in his life deserves the same award as someone who lost both of their legs? I think not.
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PTSD does not necessarily come about because one serves in war. It could come about for a mutitude of reasons.
Exactly, your proving my point for me. So everyone stressed out b/c their wife left them, there dog died, they lost their home...etc....etc...Deserves a Military Service Award for injuries sustained?

What you are trying to do is (*)(*)(*)(*) all over the PH and turn in into some god (*)(*)(*)(*) worthless honor that any fool could apply for

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