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MSgt213 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-13-04 08:36 AM
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air american saying civilian contractor received military awards? anybody
got any info on this?
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BlueEyedSon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-13-04 08:46 AM
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1. Link to the WaPo article they were referring to:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A22547-2004May12.html

Not sure what's in here, it's long and I haven't finished it yet....
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MSgt213 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-13-04 08:46 AM
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2. Thanks I missed the article reference.
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BlueEyedSon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-13-04 08:51 AM
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3. Yes, private contractor (posthumously) awarded Bronze Star, etc.
Line Increasingly Blurred Between Soldiers and Civilian Contractors

By Ariana Eunjung Cha and Renae Merle
Washington Post Staff Writers
Thursday, May 13, 2004; Page A01

While on missions in Iraq last year, 35-year-old Todd Drobnick was attacked by small-arms fire, grenades and makeshift bombs. Yet he continued to go out day after day, until he died in a vehicle crash on his way from one U.S. military base to another. For his loyalty and dedication, he was posthumously awarded a Purple Heart and Bronze Star.


Thousands of Americans in Iraq have received such honors, but Drobnick's case was unusual: He wasn't a soldier. He was a private contractor working with a translation company.
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VolcanoJen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-13-04 08:52 AM
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4. A slap in the face to anyone who ever wore the uniform.
Edited on Thu May-13-04 08:53 AM by VolcanoJen
Sickening, sickening, sickening.

Shall we change the nation's mantra from "Support the Troops" to "Support the Carpetbaggers?"

:mad: :grr: :mad:
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