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To: Lazarus_Long who wrote (14831)	8/29/2004 4:18:05 PM
From: arno	Respond to of 90947

He died trying to board a helicopter early, while he still had troops on the ground and it crashed on top of him. Too many have fought for years to turn him into a “Hero”, but we know the truth. We were there. The manufacturing of “heroes” is not new to us. I was angry in 1973, when it was determined that the six bullets and thirty two pieces of major shrapnel which hit me, during a two and a half day battle, deserved one Purple Heart. I had been wounded on twelve separate occasions, but today, I wear that award as a badge of honor, along with the other three I received. I never had to go and ask anyone to send in the paperwork on them. Amen.... Edit:.... P.S. Rassman, don’t send me another message telling me to “zip it.” You belittle yourself with such statements. If you choose to support John it is alright with us. But to try and silence those who disagree is childish and absurd. You are not the keeper of the flame of honor and courage in that. Besides, a one legged Airborne Ranger called “Raider” might take umbrage with it.