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Politics : Hanoi john Should Be Court Martialed

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To: GROUND ZERO™ who started this subject	3/4/2004 7:50:42 PM
From: Lazarus_Long	Read Replies (2) of 681

Problem with the header: He tossed OTHER guys medals, not his. He kept his for display. In terms of the ribbons & medals, there is no dispute that JFK made a gesture of returning ribbons and medals to the government, as an act of protest. The predominant story is that JK "returned" HIS ribbons but the medals of OTHERS who could not attend the event and asked him to return (toss?) theirs. When a reporter visited his office over a dozen years later, he was surprised to see the medals displayed, since JK had achieved considerable fame (in certain circles) for tossing them in his role as a leader of the peace movement. JK explained that he elected to return only his ribbons and keep his medals, making the public gesture using the medals of others. Some felt he should have made that clear from the outset, and allowed the misconception that he'd returned his medals go on for over a decade. It was as if he wanted to have it both ways. Have his cake and toss it too, so to speak. airbornecombatengineer.typepad.com That link is just FULL of interesting things, BTW.

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