January 2010 - Argghhh!

I mean: Pass In Review. Boq

Just when you thought you've seen the dumbest thing a government do in a looooong time, you read this .&nbsp

There have been two Medals awarded for actions on this day, bookending the major Medal-producing conflicts the US armed forces have fought. One from the Civil War, to a living recipient, and a posthumous award from Vietnam.Civil WarROBINSON, JAMES H. Rank and organization: Private, Company B, 3d Michigan Cavalry. Place and date: At Brownsville, Ark., 27 January 1865. Entered service at: Victor, Mich. Birth. Oakland County, Mich. Date of issue: 4 April 1865. Citation: Successfully defended himself...

I am in a snarky mood today.

Methinks this'll be turned around pretty fast...

And who said that "Special" Kids couldn't play with CS Gas! Boq

There are ten Medals awarded for actions on this day, spanning from the Civil War through the Indian Campaigns to World War II and Vietnam. Only one is a posthumous award.Civil War. Two more Medals from Murfreesboro/Stones River and a little accountability issue at Dutch Gap Canal, Virginia.BOURKE, JOHN G. Rank and organization: Private, Company E, 15th Pennsylvania Cavalry. Place and date: At Stones River, Tenn., 31 December 1862 -1 January 1863. Entered service at: Chicago, Ill. Birth: Philadelphia...

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