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 Post subject: Drone medal gets axed
PostPosted: Mon Apr 15, 2013 9:53 pm 
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The Distinguished Warfare Medal got tossed today.

http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/04/15/us-usa-pentagon-medal-idUSBRE93E12V20130415


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NAH!! It's being redesigned to depict crossed Mountain Dew bottles over a bag of Cheezedoodles :lol:

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PostPosted: Tue Apr 16, 2013 6:30 am 
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Glad they tossed it out. ~J~


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Hooray!!!!!!! :drink3:


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This is a perfect example of why I think the Sec. of Defense should be a veteran. Glad they axed it.

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wow!! the pentagon bean counters / droids must have put on another pot of coffee to get that done!! that was fast!!

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It would have been the first American combat-related award to be created since the Bronze Star Medal in 1944.The new blue, red and white-ribboned medal was to be awarded to individuals for "extraordinary achievement" related to a military operation occurring


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