http://rightwingnuthouse.com/archives/2004/11/24/medals-of-honor-for-heroes-of-flight-93/ Politics served up with a smile... And a stilletto. Thu, 29 Oct 2020 23:00:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 http://rightwingnuthouse.com/archives/2004/11/24/medals-of-honor-for-heroes-of-flight-93/comment-page-1/#comment-167798 Flight Pundit » Blog Archive » Never Forget: Let’s Roll Wed, 05 Apr 2006 01:45:58 +0000 http://rightwingnuthouse.com/archives/2004/11/24/medals-of-honor-for-heroes-of-flight-93/#comment-167798 [...] Rick at RWN has an idea that I think is worthy of being passed on. He has written about this before and now it’s up on center stage again. Almost a year and a half ago, I did a post advocating the awarding of Medals of Honor to the passengers of Flight #93. Now that the movie United 93 is set to be released April 28, I think it is time once again to propose that those brave men and women who became our very first warriors in the War on Terror be given the highest decoration that can be given to an American citizen. And the movie is sure to stir up some memories for many of us. The criteria for awarding the Medal of Honor can be found here. The eligibility requirements are pretty straightforward. One of three conditions must be met: a.) while engaged in an action against an enemy of the United States; b.) while engaged in military operations involving an opposing foreign force; or, c.) while serving with friendly forces engaged in armed conflict against an opposing armed force in which the United States is not a belligerent party. The passengers of Flight #93 meet one of those criteria. Al Qaeda is certainly “an enemy of the United States” and by storming the cockpit, our people certainly “engaged in an action” against that enemy. [...] [...] Rick at RWN has an idea that I think is worthy of being passed on. He has written about this before and now it’s up on center stage again. Almost a year and a half ago, I did a post advocating the awarding of Medals of Honor to the passengers of Flight #93. Now that the movie United 93 is set to be released April 28, I think it is time once again to propose that those brave men and women who became our very first warriors in the War on Terror be given the highest decoration that can be given to an American citizen. And the movie is sure to stir up some memories for many of us. The criteria for awarding the Medal of Honor can be found here. The eligibility requirements are pretty straightforward. One of three conditions must be met: a.) while engaged in an action against an enemy of the United States; b.) while engaged in military operations involving an opposing foreign force; or, c.) while serving with friendly forces engaged in armed conflict against an opposing armed force in which the United States is not a belligerent party. The passengers of Flight #93 meet one of those criteria. Al Qaeda is certainly “an enemy of the United States” and by storming the cockpit, our people certainly “engaged in an action” against that enemy. [...]

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