Army ROTC cadets attending Old Dominion University in Virginia received eight meritorious service medals and two Purple Hearts on Sunday in recognition of their efforts to stop a shooter at the university two weeks earlier. The private ceremony saw the unnamed cadets awarded by Army Secretary Dan Driscoll and Sgt. Maj. of the Army Michael Weimer, U.S. Army Cadet Command.
Three members of the U.S. Army ROTC program at Old Dominion were wounded, including military science professor Lt. Col. Brandon Shah, 42, who died as a result of his injuries.
The soldiers who received the medals have not been publicly named as far as I have found.
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WHAT?!?! Are you trying to tell me that an ICE agents are saving lives instead of killing people like CNN and MSNOW are telling the zombies?!?!
DeleteI saw that on the news this morning. Just another poorly paid hero doing what heroes do. I hope he gets some recognition.
You don't want to release their names; it would just put a target on their backs. Islamics are notorious for rehitting targets when they failed the first time.
ReplyDeleteMy skepticism is them receiving Purple Hearts, those are reserved to a combat injury, not a "school shooting," the operative word is combat in a combat zone. Unless of course, Congress has determined the whole of the US is a combat zone and haven't told us yet. The meritorious service medals are appropriate to the situation. I am not so sure with the Purple Hearts.
ReplyDeleteI read an article that said since Old Dominion is a military school, that had a lot to do with them being eligible for the Purple Hearts.
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"... the Army determined the cadets’ injuries met the formal criteria associated with hostile violence. That alone distinguishes the ODU incident from ordinary campus emergencies and places it within a framework typically reserved for combat-related recognition."