What a pile of bullshit out of someone who belongs to a party that for the past decade, "abandoned' every veteran in existence. They used them and then threw them away, refusing to fund ANYTHING related to their care and well-being.

their attitude is "What's that? Your kids got murdered? Well, FUCK your kids! You're so selfish, putting YOUR kids over MY guns."

is there anything a republican won't demean? I'll give you a hint: military decorations should never take the recipient by surprise.

it gives the wounded added benefits which they really need. It also heals a sore point with the military, where there was widespread support for awarding Purple Hearts.

I'm all for the added benefits but I really feel that purple hearts are awarded in a combat zone where being wounded in combat is a constant accepted threat. Seems like it shouldn't happen by happenstance. That said I'd rather congress did a one time bill granting additional help to the survivors if it is needed.

They assume that getting wounded in a terror attack will result in a purple heart.

is in jail, and drone struck the plotter.

And these servicepeople deserve their medals.

... they should be awarded a Purple Heart. Period.

By your standards, the wounded at Pearl Harbor shouldn't have gotten a Purple Heart because it was surprise attack in peace time.

I think giving them a Purple Heart is the least we can do. I think we should fire anyone that tried to prevent this.

He is eligible for the death penalty according to the information on Wikipedia.