"There Are Klingons In The White House!" Rep. David Wu

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<p>“threw,” not “through”</p>

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<p>Hindoo:
re post #10–I’m not a truth squad, and I’m not taking sides in this particular discussion, but it’s always a good thing to have basic facts straight. None of this takes anything away from our Democratic combat heroes.</p>

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<li><p>Max Cleland, true hero, became a triple amputee in an accident. The events that caused his receipt of the BS and the SS were for valor under fire and predated the accident.</p></li>
<li><p>Charlie Rangel received the BS, not the SS.</p></li>
<li><p>Bob Kerrey lost a foot, not an arm.</p></li>
<li><p>Jimmy Carter graduated USNA in 1946, and did not serve during WWII.</p></li>
<li><p>George McGovern received the DFC, but not the SS.</p></li>
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<p>Carry on :)</p>

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<p>PaleRider–Thanks for the corrections. My mistake. I’ve prowled around the Internet enough to see that these military honors get exaggerated and/or conveniently forgotten so often, it can be confusing. … Gads–I knew Kerrey lost a foot (lower leg), not an arm. As for Carter, all these years I thought he’d served in WWII, when in fact, he just missed it. He did have a distinguished tenure in the military, just not in combat. As far as I can tell, we agreed completely on #1 (Cleland). Anyway, thanks!</p>