Murtha gets JFK award PHOTO--------------->

[zippy890]

Representative John P. Murtha, a Pennsylvania Democrat, received a Profile in Courage Award from Caroline Kennedy yesterday at the John F. Kennedy Library

What a great picture.

:patriot:

[Chimichurri]

1. Oh he's so cute - like a grandpa! And of course he deserved that

award. Thank you John Murtha!

[opihimoimoi]

2. YEA John...you iz da BEST

[babylonsister]

3. That is a GREAT pic! Profiles in Courage indeed! And with

Caroline!

[babylonsister]

4. Nom; this pic touches my heart. nt

[NJ_Lib]

5. A more deserving guy you will not find...

... It must have taken a ton of courage for a man like Murtha to do what he did... After all, he wasn't a "bleeding-heart" liberal... He makes me once again proud to be an American...!

[durrrty libby]

6. Awww......that is a precious pic......love those 2................n/t

[JNelson6563]

7. Beautiful pic.

That expression on his face is priceless.

Julie

[boobooday]

8. A lovely moment

The facial expressions speak volumes -- what a great photo.

[IndyOp]

9. Seeing Caroline breaks my heart - she deserves a Courage Award, too.

She looks like her Da -

[flpoljunkie]

10. Thanks for posting. K&R.

[katinmn]

11. Lovely pic!

:)

[Catchawave]

12. Information on the award:

Nice article on Wiki:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Profiles_in_Courage_Award

[TahitiNut]

13. Alberto J. Mora also received a Profiles in Courage award

Alberto J. Mora is a recently retired General Counsel of the U.S. Navy. He led an effort within the Defense Department to oppose the legal theories of John Yoo and to try to end coercive interrogation tactics at Guantanamo Bay, which he argued are unlawful.

"To my mind, there’s no moral or practical distinction (between cruelty and torture). If cruelty is no longer declared unlawful, but instead is applied as a matter of policy, it alters the fundamental relationship of man to government. It destroys the whole notion of individual rights. The Constitution recognizes that man has an inherent right, not bestowed by the state or laws, to personal dignity, including the right to be free of cruelty. It applies to all human beings, not just in America—even those designated as ‘unlawful enemy combatants.’ If you make this exception, the whole Constitution crumbles. It’s a transformative issue...

"Besides, my mother would have killed me if I hadn’t spoken up. No Hungarian after Communism, or Cuban after Castro, is not aware that human rights are incompatible with cruelty. The debate here isn’t only how to protect the country. It’s how to protect our values."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alberto_J._Mora

[The Witch]

20. There's something funny

about seeing that picture and the multicolored "fruitcake" in your sig right underneath it like a caption... :rofl:

[gauguin57]

14. Beautiful! Caroline has always been my favorite Kennedy.

And John Murtha ... I'm just thinking back to how emotional he got on the House floor. It was clearly such a challenging thing for him to do, but he showed the courage so many lack.

[blue neen]

15. Beautiful picture.

He's a very deserving recipient.

[IronLionZion]

16. Big John, you iz da man!

he definitely deserves it. A lifetime of honorable service and the courage to admit he's wrong and try to make things right.

[zippy890]

17. kick for Murtha & Caroline

:dem:

[BrklynLiberal]

18. Another kick for Murtha and Caroline...

[durrrty libby]

19. Congrats to Mr Mora too.

We need to celebrate people like him and Murtha.

There are so few heroes; we must cherish the few we have

[stepnw1f]

21. Blessed are the Peace Makers

and Keepers.

[Catchawave]

22. I'll kick to that :)

:kick:

[Olney Blue]

23. Wonderful picture. Thanks for posting it.