Mine is simple. It is nonsense. Our History is full of examples of volunteers who failed and outstanding draftees. I don’t support a draft unless it is revised to make it much fairer than the past and loop holes like student deferments for example closed. Dick Cheney used that repeatedly to avoid Vietnam service. The only two loop holes I would leave intact are only son and conscientious objector status. This brings me to my example. Most draftees from the Civil War to Vietnam served as well as volunteers. The names on war memorials are all dead and they don’t have draftee or volunteer beside them. It is a myth WWII and WWI were volunteers wars. Both had a large number of draftees. In combat troops don’t have the luxury to go over whether the person next to them was a volunteer or drafted. They fight to survive, for their unit pride, and for their friends survival. Not for political slogans. Anyone who has experienced this knows the truth of this statement. For one example Sgt. Alvin York was a draftee in WWI. He originally seriously considered refusing to serve for conscientious objector reasons. He had to be convinced service was not unchristian. Then he proved an outstanding soldier. He won the Medal of Honor and several allied decorations for an action in the Argonne. York killed thirty Germans and forced the surrender of two hundred others while armed with a bolt action rifle and regulation pistol. The Germans had the same weaponary as well as many machine guns. They were a machine gun battlion. In WW I these were crack troops in all armies. York’s squad was pinned down and he was the only one in position to resist. There are many examples of gallantry by draftees and there are many examples in our history when volunteers did not perform well in action. A label does not say how people will react when it comes down to the line. Who agrees?

By: Mark H

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Some or most of these are not released, I would like to know what you think of these, any/all other recommendations are welcome.

Army of Two.
BlackSite: Area51.
Assassin’s Creed.
Heavenly Sword.
John Woo Presents: Stranglehold.
Ninja Gaiden Sigma.
Mafia 2.
Resident Evil 5.
The Darkness.
Transformers: The Game.
Grand Theft Auto IV.
Armored Core 4.
Soul Calibur IV.
Tekken 6.
Blazing Angels: Squadrons of WWII.
Blazing Angels 2: Secret Missions of WWII.
Warhawk.
Need for Speed: ProStreet.
Burnout Paradise.
Juiced 2: Hot Import Nights.
MotorStorm.
DiRT.
Midnight Club: Los Angeles.
MX Vs. ATV: Untamed.
Need for Speed: Carbon.
Stuntman: Ignition.
Fatal Inertia.
Mercenaries 2: World in Flames.
Brothers in Arms: Hell’s Highway.
Unreal Tournament III.
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare.
Time Crisis 4.
Haze.
Battlefield: Bad Company.
Medal of Honor: Airborne.
Project Origin.
Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter 2.
Killzone 3.
Frontlines: Fuel of War.
Turning Point: Fall of Liberty.
SOCOM: Confrontation.
Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six: Vegas.
Resistance: Fall of Man.
Wolfenstein (rumored remake)
WWE Smackdown! Vs. Raw 2008.
Skate.
Tony Hawk’s Project 8.
Soldier of Fortune: Payback.

I look forward to buying some of these, God knows I probably won’t have enough money for all in this or the next year..

As stated, some/most of these are not yet released, but it gives you a glimpse of what I like, so, if you want to comment on these, please do, I would like some more recommendations.

So, does anyone have any good ones?

By: x0xtr1cksterx0x

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KATHY

me and my dad were going through my grandpa’s old documents and war things and theres a medal that is called the “Belgium Fourragae” my grandpa was in world war 2 and he was in d-day, and he was part of the army air corps…….if that helps. so what my question is, is: what is the Belgium Fourragae, and what is it awarded for? and dont say “ask ur grandpa” cos he passed about 3 yrs ago.

By: claireeeee

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JOSETTE

Has the CMH turned into a posthumous only award ?

When the award was first established during the civil war it was given quite summarily even in peacetime but by WWII it had evolved into a combat only award for which it’s generally known for today.

But today no active member of our armed forces has received the award. In fact of the 16 given in the last 10 years only three were from our actions in the gulf and all three posthumously

There have been nine Army Distinguished Service Crosses and well over twenty Navy Crosses given during this time. The stories that are available, that I have read about, are just as impressive if not more so than those who were awarded the CMH during WWII, Korea ,and Vietnam.

So why do they not award CMH to active personnel anymore ?
Lavadog you should read some of the stories released about those who were awarded the “Cross” level of awards recently i assure you they weren’t exactly playing it safe and like i said some of their stories rival and outweigh some previous CMH awards.
Count…. That is indeed true
With that being said my point is that by only giving out three awards suggests that only three people during this long ordeal has demonstrated this level of valor and I find that unacceptable our service men and women deserve to be recognized
Last rant sorry….but
In WWII Korea and Veitnam the majority of these awards were given to people who survived perhaps not the war but for the action in which they received the award

By: The 47

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CYBELE

K now, before you get all ballistic…I am the second of three girls, no boys. All three of us are army reservists (nurses). Yes, my parents suggested it but did not push it. My grandfather has a medal of honor from service with the 442 RCT in WWII (his family was interned at the time in Arizona). Daddy, with the 100th Battalion, earned a bronze star in Vietnam. My older sister has been to Iraq twice and Afghan once. I feel I have to go…
Addendum: Wow! 23 GREAT answers in less than two hours! My baby sister dropped out of the Univ. of Hawaii School of Nursing program two years ago when our older sister’s fiancee was killed in an accident in Iraq. She joined the army’s LVN program and has now graduated and is pulling strings to get over there. I will grab her by her hair and make her read EVERY ONE OF YOUR ANSWERS before I let her go.-Hoku ~~

By: Hoku

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GATLAND

I have his army Serial number #38297460.I looked it up but only gave me basic info can anyone help with better info?I know hw got a few medals like the bronze star and such but want to find out more.

By: mark d

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