Forget Bill O'Reilly's most ridiculous item of the day, this story takes the cake for the week. A man in Texas who was awarded a purple heart for his service in Vietnam has decided to give his medal to George Bush. Since the President chickened out of the war like so many others, there is no logic in George receiving any medals whatsoever. Nevertheless, veteran Bill Thomas is set to give one of his three purple hearts to the Decider for withstanding "emotional wounds and scars." Has your jaw dropped yet? Here's the story from Killeen, Texas.
From The Killeen Daily Herald:
COPPERAS COVE – History will be made today when Copperas Cove resident Bill Thomas and his wife, Georgia, present President George W. Bush with a Purple Heart at the Oval Office.
Thomas said he and his wife came up with the unprecedented idea to present the president with the Purple Heart over breakfast one morning a few months ago as they discussed the verbal attacks, both foreign and domestic, the commander in chief has withstood during his time in office.
"We feel like emotional wounds and scars are as hard to carry as physical wounds," Thomas said.
The medal was awarded to Thomas on Dec. 18, 1965, following injuries he sustained while serving in heavy combat with the 173rd Airborne Brigade in Vietnam.
Thomas was a brave man in Vietnam, but his reasoning for giving the medal to Bush is just absurd. George wants nothing to do with combat unless it involves other people's lives put at risk. It is sad and pathetic to see a war vet who served and sacrificed for his country turn around and blindly bow down to a President that has absolutely no care for the troops.
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