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| Civil War Hero to Receive Medal of Honor, 151 Years Later |
| 2014-08-28 |
| From the writeup he was heroic, though had he withdrawn and been replaced by a less damaged unit he and most of his men might have lived with no adverse effect on the battle. That's why "retreat" and "tactical withdrawal" are a part of the manual. The Civil War was so long and so bloody because there were lots of men who were gallant and brave and often foolhardy, led by officers who were amateurs. When they finally got around to picking Grant to command, his strategy was pretty close to the one advocated by Old Fuss 'n' Feathers at the start of the war. 151 years later a medal of any sort does him no good. He's still moulderin' in the grave. You could easily pick someone from the War of 1812, decide that he, too, was heroic, and pin a medal on his memory. It's an exercise in pointless feel-goodery, with no disparagement of the officer's heroism intended. |
| Posted by:Anguper Hupomosing9418 |
| #3 All due respect to the recipient and his heroism, this isn't about him, its political theater and photo for a badly failing administration that uses every tool of government for image and political purpose. They have no idea that the power they exercise was meant to enable them to serve the American people in faithful stewardship to the Constitution, not their own aggrandizement, ego and crony theft of the public treasury. Shameful, but they wouldn't know shame or honor if it hit them with a 2x4. |
| Posted by: NoMoreBS 2014-08-28 15:39 |
| #2 I think that was Fred -- he's a lighter shade of pale (yellow). |
| Posted by: Anice Nim 2014-08-28 14:22 |
| #1 Anguper Hupomosing9418 - > very well said - It's an exercise in pointless feel-goodery but that is the only thing the leadership in the US today knows how to do. |
| Posted by: Thusoling Lumplump8632 2014-08-28 12:53 |