We're the Military and Airpower Guys of Jonah Goldberg of National Review Online + a stray we found wandering around looking lost. All original material JHD, BHD, JR, WT, and KA 2003-2010 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2008/09/should_jose_per.html Sat, 24 Mar 2012 15:27:04 Z Movable Type 4.12 en Copyright 2012 http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2008/09/should_jose_per.html http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2008/09/should_jose_per.html Fri, 19 Sep 2008 00:21:28 -0600 Umm, you have Jose written in the title and first paragraph, but the cited quoted have his name as Raphael. http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2008/09/should_jose_per.html#comment-78478 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2008/09/should_jose_per.html#comment-78478 Fri, 19 Sep 2008 08:58:20 -0600
However, the award criteria are rightly set high and demanding of total confirmation, preserving this as one of the few awards that have not been cheapened by ever more lenient standards (down to laughable generosity at some levels).

Peralta probably earned the MOH.  I would like to see his family receive it, but the Navy Cross is nearly as appropriate.  We are certainly honored by the service of such outstanding men, and their families deserve our everlasting respect and assistance regardless of the color of the ribbon.

Carlos Hatchock went thru a similar lengthy and ultimately unsuccessful nomination for the MOH and ended up with the Navy Cross. Many felt he was shortchanged as well.  He merely felt he was a Marine doing his duty.]]> http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2008/09/should_jose_per.html#comment-78477 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2008/09/should_jose_per.html#comment-78477 Fri, 19 Sep 2008 07:40:46 -0600
     If this is the sort of criteria and the type of research to be done before awarding The Medal, then I expect that the same sort of due diligence will be applied to ALL awards.

     To my mind, there are far too many staff weenies and other RAMF's walking around with bits of coloured cloth and tin hanging on their chests who did MUCH less to earn them, and in many cases simply were within the technical parameters of the award.

     This Marine deserves The Medal, and by all accounts OUGHT to receive it. If he doesn't, then I would like to have the General who denied it to him stand on a podium in front of the cameras and read the citations for, and justify, every single award HE is wearing.

       Quit 'effn around and award Jose Peralta The Medal of Honour. If not for himself, then on behalf of those who gave their all and remain unknown to us to this day.
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If someone did not throw him on that grenade he is deserving of the MOH. He gave his life for his buddies!

]]> http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2008/09/should_jose_per.html#comment-78475 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2008/09/should_jose_per.html#comment-78475 Fri, 19 Sep 2008 02:32:32 -0600 There has been some discussion of this over at Lex's place, matey. The slack-arsed lubbers in the Pentagon are suckin the monkey, Argghhh! http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2008/09/should_jose_per.html#comment-78471 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2008/09/should_jose_per.html#comment-78471 Fri, 19 Sep 2008 00:52:04 -0600