{"id":17879,"date":"2013-03-09T08:02:13","date_gmt":"2013-03-09T13:02:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/?p=17879"},"modified":"2013-03-09T08:02:13","modified_gmt":"2013-03-09T13:02:13","slug":"this-legislation-is-needed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/?p=17879","title":{"rendered":"This Legislation Is Needed!"},"content":{"rendered":"

There are two bills working their way through Congress<\/a> right now–H.R.833<\/b> in the House of Representatives<\/a> and S.470<\/b> in the Senate. My source for the following information is Thomas.gov<\/a>. I am not putting up a direct link as their direct links expire in a set time. Both bills deal with the new “The Distinguished Warfare Medal” which would outrank the Bronze Star<\/a> and Purple Heart<\/a>. The medal recognizes service members with special training and capabilities that directly impact military operations<\/a>, regardless of distance from the battlefield. That means that a drone operator in California<\/a> could get a higher medal than a soldier in the actual battlefield who takes heroic action. Seems a little unfair.<\/p>\n

Thomas.gov reports the latest major action on H. R. 833 – 2\/26\/2013 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services<\/a>. Thomas.gov also reports the latest major action on S. 470 – 3\/6\/2013 Referred to Senate committee<\/a>. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.<\/p>\n

You can find information on how to get involved at the VFW website<\/a>. I realize that the men and women who fly the drones are important, but they are not on the battlefield being shot at. That matters.<\/p>\n

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