An addendum
Writing by treason on Saturday, 27 of October , 2007 at 5:13 pm
Earlier I posted a link that told a little of Lt. Michael P. Murphy’s story, but I intentionally chose an article from the Navy SEALS website – one that announced in February that Murphy was being considered for the nation’s highest combat award. Today another article appeared – one by Mark Lasswell – and I feel it’s appropriate to direct you to it.
There wasn’t a lot of fanfare this week when President Bush awarded the lieutenant his Medal of Honor – posthumously – but the event was covered by some of the major news channels. I watched and was struck by how young his mother looked and how lovely, how decent she and her husband seemed to be. What a terrible loss: A son whose actions during the last moments of his life were so lovely, so decent. When he communicated by phone to HQ what he needed in order to help his comrades, he didn’t forget to say “thank you” at the end of the exchange.
It’s in the Lasswell article, but I had also heard that before. What I heard only once was that Mr. and Mrs. Murphy had presented a gold dog tag on a chain to President Bush, who fastened the gift around his neck and tucked the piece under his shirt before the Medal of Honor ceremony.
For anyone to suggest that this war is merely for the Commander-in-Chief’s amusement is an indication that many in Congress haven’t an ounce of the dignity and class displayed by our troops.
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