Texas declares Feb 2nd as 'Chris Kyle Day'. as Medal of Honor petition drive launches

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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is declaring Feb. 2 as "Chris Kyle Day" in his state, honoring the late sniper as a petition drive also gets underway to consider him for the Medal of Honor.

Kyle, considered to be the deadliest sniper in U.S. military history, is the subject of the blockbuster film "American Sniper."

Though the movie has been controversial, Abbott told Fox News he decided to honor Kyle because “he’s an American hero.”

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2015/02/02/texas-declares-chris-kyle-day-as-medal-honor-petition-drive-launches/?intcmp=latestnews

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1. And March 8th has been declared Ass-Hat Sunday in Texas.

And that POS can get his "Medal of Honor" just as soon as one is awarded to Lt. Calley.

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2. He can have his day...

But does he really deserve the Medal of Honor?


Public Law 88-77, July 25, 1963: The requirements for the Medal of Honor were standardized among all the services, requiring that a recipient had "distinguished himself conspicuously by gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty." Thus, the act removed the loophole allowing non-combat awards to Navy personnel. The act also clarified that the act of valor must occur during one of three circumstances:

While engaged in action against an enemy of the United States
While engaged in military operations involving conflict with an opposing foreign force.
While serving with friendly foreign forces engaged in an armed conflict against an opposing armed force in which the United States is not a belligerent party.

Kyle received 2 Silver Stars. The Silver Star is awarded for gallantry not justifying the award of one of the next higher valor awards: the Distinguished Service Cross, the Navy Cross, or the Air Force Cross.

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3. I guess some Texans aren't fully clear on what the MOH is for.

Or how one goes about earning one. Edit to add: you just knew the Kyle Fan Club would go overboard. LOL.

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5. No they aren't and no they don't!

"Meanwhile, White House petitions have been launched calling for Kyle to be awarded the Medal of Honor.

One of them states he should be awarded, posthumously, “For his four tours to Iraq which saved hundreds and possibly thousands of US soldiers lives.”

If that was that was the standard, then they would be giving the MOH out like candy!

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7. Yep, doing your job, even doing it well, is not MOH material.

In fact, Kyle earned some pretty significant medals for his service, to my memory, and I don't begrudge him those. But the MOH is not a People's Choice award.

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4. Whoever started this MOH drive has no clue what the MOH is for.

And they dishonor MOH recipients by suggesting Kyle should get the MOH.

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6. Well, the day is already given over to fearing shadows. n/t

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8. Why don't we declare "Charles Manson Day" too?

He loved killing too. Just like Chris.

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9. Nation's pride.