The Sandwichman is no authority on discharge papers and combat badges. I am wondering, though, about the relationship between Track Palin's PTSD and his combat experience in Iraq. Can anyone confirm or refute the following discussion?
Wednesday, January 20, 2016
Fact Checking the Track Record
UPDATE: According to this, not having a CIB is no proof of not having been in combat.
The Sandwichman is no authority on discharge papers and combat badges. I am wondering, though, about the relationship between Track Palin's PTSD and his combat experience in Iraq. Can anyone confirm or refute the following discussion?
The Sandwichman is no authority on discharge papers and combat badges. I am wondering, though, about the relationship between Track Palin's PTSD and his combat experience in Iraq. Can anyone confirm or refute the following discussion?
It still doesn't mean he hasn't seen "combat". What it means is he was not awarded a CIB. It means he did not get a badge. And that could have been for a variety of reasons, including his command did not take the time to submit him for the award, they were no good at writing up awards, etc. The badge is entirely subjective anyway, there were no clear standards for receiving a CIB throughout OIF, they differed wildly form unit to unit. So, don't think you have the smoking gun here. What you have is the lack of an award being presented.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the info EoSoZ. Always good to hear the straight goods from the Waffen SS. Hmmm...
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