Soldier gets decoration for bravery and a career ending reprimand for the SAME EXACT ACTION

[Stinky The Clown]

What the fuck? Over.


Captain Matthew Myer got the silver star for his bravery and calm leadership under fire.

He also got an ass chewing that will end his military career.

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2010/03/11/eveningnews/main6290133.shtml

War Hero Gets Career-Ending Reprimand
Exclusive: Soldier Decorated for Bravery in the Deadliest Battle of the Afghan War Faulted for Inadequate Preparation

(CBS) The battle of Wanat was the deadliest battle of the Afghan war. Taliban video shows the enemy surrounding a remote outpost, and shooting down on U.S. soldiers like fish in a barrel.

When it was over nine Americans lay dead.

CBS News national security correspondent David Martin reports their company commander, Capt. Matthew Myer, was awarded the Silver Star for his bravery in fighting off a much larger force. His voice is heard calmly talking to Apache gunships overhead.

"Be advised, we're in a bad situation," Myer said. "Need you to come in hot immediately."

The enemy was so close that Myer told the incredulous pilots to lay down fire within 10 meters of his position.

"I know it's high risk, but we need to get these guys off of us," Myer said.
"Ten meters," the pilot replied. "You got to be kidding me."


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[Gman2]

1. A few shovels, a door, and some duct tape.

[Xipe Totec]

2. He should get a second silver star, and a purple heart

for drawing deadly fire away from his chicken shit superiors.

[Fumesucker]

3. I'd be willing to bet quite a bit that Captain Myer did not locate that outpost..

Whoever it was that put an outpost in such an indefensible low spot surrounded by hills should be the one to get the ass chewing..

Of course we shouldn't be in Afghanistan in the first place but that's a different argument.

And one final point, Catch 22 *did* come from the military originally.

[Stinky The Clown]

4. Yossarian ...... he got it.

He didn't like it. But he got it.

[tinymontgomery]

5. Called in attack right in front of his troops just like

Called in attack right in front of his troops just like Colonel Moore did in the battle of Ia Drang Valley. Sounds like a brave man to me wether we should be there or not.

[unblock]

6. for the same battle, but not for the exact same action.

he got decorated for bravery for calling in air cover so close to his own position.

he got reprimanded for failing to prepare defenses adequately, thus making himself and his troops vulnerable to the sort of desperate situation that necessitated such a brave action in the first place.

whether the inadequate defenses were really his fault, i can't say, but that's a different action than the calling in of air cover. didn't even happen on the same day.