Friday, March 29, 2013

Army Denies Purple Hearts

The United States Army is worried that if the victims of the Fort Hood shooting receive Purple Hearts that Major Nadal Hassan won't get a fair trial.

The Army, in a position paper said that awarding the medal to those wounded and posthumously to those killed in the November 2009 attack would set the stage for a formal declaration that Major Hassan is a terrorist because the medal is presented to military members who are wounded or killed in any action against an enemy of the United States. 

Read more at "Alert Net": http://www.trust.org/alertnet/news/army-formally-declines-purple-hearts-for-ft-hood-shooting-victims/

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