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/
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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