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2014-08-18 Afghanistan

Apple employee took assassin's bullets for British colonel

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Posted by Fred 2014-08-18 00:00|| || Front Page|| [6 views ] Top

#1 Impressive performance.

Posted by Glenmore 2014-08-18 07:25|| 2014-08-18 07:25|| Front Page Top

#2 Impressive performance

Having nothing to do with Apple, though.

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2014-08-18 13:06|| 2014-08-18 13:06|| Front Page Top

#3 Should be worth at least a Silver Star, if not a Distinguished Service Cross

Posted by Rambler in Virginia 2014-08-18 13:13|| 2014-08-18 13:13|| Front Page Top

#4 Should be worth at least a Silver Star, if not a Distinguished Service Cross

Should be happy if he still has a job at Apple when discharged from hospital.

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2014-08-18 13:15|| 2014-08-18 13:15|| Front Page Top

#5 I'd be looking from something from the Brits as well. Possibly some recognition from Windsor. Our side.....Purple Heart and MSM downgraded to a letter of appreciation, along with a fight for medical discharge and follow-on medical treatments.

Posted by Besoeker 2014-08-18 13:20|| 2014-08-18 13:20|| Front Page Top

#6 a fight for medical discharge and follow-on medical treatments

Yes, his wounds were essentially self-inflicted and not to be treated at public expense....

Posted by Glenmore 2014-08-18 13:27|| 2014-08-18 13:27|| Front Page Top

#7 Whahaha.....no matter how heroic, definitely no favour to be found at the White House by taking a bullet for a British Army officer. Poor old Hussein Onyango would be grave spinning.

Posted by Besoeker 2014-08-18 13:33|| 2014-08-18 13:33|| Front Page Top

#8 Apple used to make laptops out of lexan, but not anymore.

Posted by Thing From Snowy Mountain 2014-08-18 13:58|| 2014-08-18 13:58|| Front Page Top

#9 Our side.....Purple Heart and MSM downgraded to a letter of appreciation

Not if it's classed as a workplace-violence incident. Then expect a service-record entry about failing to abide by instructions for an active-shooter.

Posted by Pappy 2014-08-18 14:32|| 2014-08-18 14:32|| Front Page Top

#10 Should be happy if he still has a job at Apple

Good news - Soldiers and Sailors Relief Act guarantees his job on return.
Bad news - It's a civil case if violated.
Good news - Apple is such a profitable company that Tort Lawyers Inc would drool at the opportunity to represent for their ~~piece of the action~~ cut.

Posted by Procopius2k 2014-08-18 16:09|| 2014-08-18 16:09|| Front Page Top

#11 Sorry. When I mentioned medals, I was still thinking of the military I served in. Not about Obama's modern military.

Posted by Rambler in Virginia 2014-08-18 18:43|| 2014-08-18 18:43|| Front Page Top

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