Sketch Soland Posted May 8, 2008 Share Posted May 8, 2008 You might not like his policies..but you will take this thread UBER seriously because this internet message board thread is VERY UBER IMPORTANT and McCain's life won't be taken seriously unless you do so IN THIS THREAD! http://elections.foxnews.com/2008/05/07/mc...-commendations/ From his five years in a North Vietnamese prison camp to his tenure as the Navy’s liaison to the Senate, John McCain’s Navy record boils down to a series of unadorned paragraphs that bestow upon him some of the nation’s top military honors. The Navy recently released McCain’s military record — most of it citations for medals during his Navy career — after a Freedom of Information Act request by The Associated Press. McCain was awarded a Silver Star Medal for resisting “extreme mental and physical cruelties” inflicted upon him by his captors from late October to early December 1967, the early months of his captivity, according to the citation. The North Vietnamese, according to the Navy, ignored international agreements and tortured McCain “in an attempt to obtain military information and false confessions for propaganda purposes.” McCain, now the Republican Party’s likely presidential nominee, was taken prisoner in October 1967 after he was shot down while on a mission over Hanoi. He wasn’t freed until March 1973, after the United States signed peace agreements with the North Vietnamese. His captors tortured him and held him in solitary confinement. Still, he declined an offer of early release until those who had been at the prison longer than him were let go. That decision earned McCain a Navy Commendation Medal. Although McCain was “crippled from serious and ill-treated injuries,” he steadfastly refused offers of freedom from those holding him prisoner. “His selfless action served as an example to others and his forthright refusal, by giving emphasis to the insidious nature of such releases, may have prevented a possibly chaotic deterioration in prisoner discipline,” the citation says. McCain attended the U.S. Naval Academy from 1954 to 1958, and was commissioned as an ensign in June of that year. He retired in April 1981 with the rank of captain. In that time he received 17 awards and decorations. Besides the Silver Star Medal, McCain also received the Legion of Merit with a combat “V” and one gold star, a Distinguished Flying Cross and a Bronze Art (I think that is meanst as a Bronze Star) Medal with a combat “V” and two gold stars. Several citations mention his achievements either as a prisoner or as a lieutenant commander flying bombing runs off the deck of the USS Oriskany. Some are signed by then-Secretary of the Navy John Warner, who would become a colleague of McCain’s in the Senate. The citations refer to his “accurate ordnance delivery” and his “aggressive and skillful airmanship.” He earned his Bronze Star the day before he was shot down, for participating in a mission over an airfield in Phuc Yen, 11 miles north of Hanoi. The citation for his Distinguished Flying Cross sums up McCain’s misfortune the following day: “Although his aircraft was severely damaged, he continued his bomb delivery pass and released his bombs on the target. When the aircraft would not recover from the dive, Commander McCain was forced to eject over the target.” Years later, as his Navy career approached its end, McCain received the Legion of Merit Medal. By then, his missions were in the halls of Congress as a liaison to the Senate from the Navy’s Office of Legislative Affairs. He was praised for providing Navy leaders “with sage advice and sound judgment for enacting critical legislation during a period of severe fiscal constraint.” The following year, he ran for Congress from Arizona, and won. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pBills Posted May 8, 2008 Share Posted May 8, 2008 This is just sad!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sketch Soland Posted May 8, 2008 Author Share Posted May 8, 2008 This is just sad!!! What is just sad? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pBills Posted May 8, 2008 Share Posted May 8, 2008 The reposting of this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sketch Soland Posted May 8, 2008 Author Share Posted May 8, 2008 The reposting of this. Why? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pBills Posted May 8, 2008 Share Posted May 8, 2008 What's the point? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chilly Posted May 8, 2008 Share Posted May 8, 2008 What's the point? TO RESPECT HIS MILITARY SERVICE ON AN INTERNET FORUM, WITHOUT IT TURNING INTO A JERKOFF THREAD. GOD, SOME PEOPLE MAKE ME SO MAD. /giggle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sketch Soland Posted May 8, 2008 Author Share Posted May 8, 2008 What's the point? I hope to sully McCain's hero status. I've decided the most effective strategy to do so is to start threads on NFL fan site message boards and let the movement grow from there. You'd be surprised how much of an effect that this board, for example, has on the national zeitgeist. That's why there are those who are so vocal about any posts that don't snap-salute McCain as hero: because posts on this message board could permanently alter and change McCain's hero status!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pBills Posted May 8, 2008 Share Posted May 8, 2008 Oh my lord. So McCain should have a thread dedicated to his life and service... and no one is allowed to poke fun or state anything negative? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sketch Soland Posted May 8, 2008 Author Share Posted May 8, 2008 Oh my lord. So McCain should have a thread dedicated to his life and service... and no one is allowed to poke fun or state anything negative? That's right. It's called patriotism. GTFO of my country if you don't like it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erynthered Posted May 8, 2008 Share Posted May 8, 2008 Oh my lord. So McCain should have a thread dedicated to his life and service... and no one is allowed to poke fun or state anything negative? What are you, 12? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pBills Posted May 8, 2008 Share Posted May 8, 2008 That's right. It's called patriotism. GTFO of my country if you don't like it. It's called free speech. Get used to it. And I find it funny how when people mention Hillary or Obama.... everyone chimes in and says all sorts of negative things (expected, it's the political season)... bot oh no, how dare we not bow our heads to the almighty McCain. Then it's GTFO of my country. As someone else said - what are you 12? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chilly Posted May 8, 2008 Share Posted May 8, 2008 It's called free speech. Get used to it. And I find it funny how when people mention Hillary or Obama.... everyone chimes in and says all sorts of negative things (expected, it's the political season)... bot oh no, how dare we not bow our heads to the almighty McCain. Then it's GTFO of my country. As someone else said - what are you 12? http://www.denverzoo.org/images/Fish_page_02.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sketch Soland Posted May 8, 2008 Author Share Posted May 8, 2008 It's called free speech. Get used to it. And I find it funny how when people mention Hillary or Obama.... everyone chimes in and says all sorts of negative things (expected, it's the political season)... bot oh no, how dare we not bow our heads to the almighty McCain. Then it's GTFO of my country. As someone else said - what are you 12? McCain spent years in that POW camp for your free speech. And all you want to do is use it to sully his hero status. And you do it on an internet message board of all places! Have you no shame, sir? Have you no respect for what your elders have sacrificed? Mind your manners and shut your mouth. Words matter, especially words posted on the politics board of an NFL team fan website. I've already spent way too much time putting you in your place. Just straighten up, man, for the love of your country. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pBills Posted May 8, 2008 Share Posted May 8, 2008 McCain spent years in that POW camp for your free speech. And all you want to do is use it to sully his hero status. And you do it on an internet message board of all places! Have you no shame, sir? Have you no respect for what your elders have sacrificed? Mind your manners and shut your mouth. Words matter, especially words posted on the politics board of an NFL team fan website. I've already spent way too much time putting you in your place. Just straighten up, man, for the love of your country. Did I ever "sully" his military service? Ummmm, no. And really "have you no shame sir?" Give me a break. Why don't you go back and read what I posted. I have said that I respect his military service, I do not respect his politics. So please stop telling me to mind my manners or anything else. You have no right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Adams Posted May 8, 2008 Share Posted May 8, 2008 Did I ever "sully" his military service? Ummmm, no. And really "have you no shame sir?" Give me a break. Why don't you go back and read what I posted. I have said that I respect his military service, I do not respect his politics. So please stop telling me to mind my manners or anything else. You have no right. Sketch is acting his age. Don't feed the trolls. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chilly Posted May 8, 2008 Share Posted May 8, 2008 So please stop telling me to mind my manners or anything else. You have no right. It's called free speech. Get used to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pBills Posted May 8, 2008 Share Posted May 8, 2008 McCain spent years in that POW camp for your free speech. And all you want to do is use it to sully his hero status. And you do it on an internet message board of all places! Have you no shame, sir? Have you no respect for what your elders have sacrificed? Mind your manners and shut your mouth. Words matter, especially words posted on the politics board of an NFL team fan website. I've already spent way too much time putting you in your place. Just straighten up, man, for the love of your country. You know your post bothers the crap out of me... it's the typical message board BS. I read what someone posts every now and then and think that I know what they are about. Fact is you know crap about me, what I believe in or who I respect, etc. So for you or other people to come on here and try to scold people as if you are better is complete and utter nonsense. Words matter on the POLITICS board of an NFL TEAM fan website. That in itself is foolish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pBills Posted May 8, 2008 Share Posted May 8, 2008 Sketch is acting his age. Don't feed the trolls. "Acting his age" and using the term "troll" in the same sentence. Classic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
In space no one can hear Posted May 8, 2008 Share Posted May 8, 2008 He reminds me a lot of his friend John Kerry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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