American Sniper

[KG1]

Just some ribbon to put on my class A uniform that was probably already dropped off at Goodwill.
The funniest part of it was, it was for some joint forces exercise that I didn't even participate in. My wife was due any day with our first, and my equipment went, but I didn't.

So your equipment received an award?

 

[KJQ6945]

So your equipment received an award?

I think so.

 

[KG1]

I think so.

Somehow that doesn't surprise me.

 

[Dirtebiker]

The question is whether he actually earned those awards or not. If he didn't, and by some mistake they appeared on his DD214, should he be able to claim the honors for those additional awards? I say no. An honorable person would immediately point out the mistake, would they not?

The dude's dead! He did a great job! The people that knew him say he was a great man!
Who gives a damn how many of which medals he "earned"!?

 

[KJQ6945]

The dude's dead! He did a great job! The people that knew him say he was a great man!
Who gives a damn how many of which medals he "earned"!?

^^this^^
I'm betting he earned way more than he received.

 

[atvdave]

Not All awards are public, up to and apparently including 2 Navy Crosses awarded during the GWOT. See Article below. Might be the source of "confusion". Can't count the number of DD214 errors I have seen. Bottom line the man was a Hero and we may never get to know all the details.

Navy SEALs secret medals reveal heroism during past 15 years

agree 100%.. I know my DD214 has a few errors on it. I have no idea what my official record looks like?

Your DD214 & the official record is only as good as the persons who record the data on it. On my ship we had 3 pieces of **** who (among other things) took care of inputting data into our records. If you went to ask them a question about anything with payroll, our your service record they got pissed off.

Bottom line is that your record is only as good as the person who inputs the data into it.

I think I'll give him a pass on this.

 

[actaeon277]

Start Your Military Service Record (DD Form 214) Request

Huh, never knew about this. Appreciate this. This is going to be exciting in a way.
Thanks

Bob

National Archives has some interesting things. Or at least they did. They've changed the site and I'm trying to find stuff.
Most veteran records are paper, and not digital.
But they had some records of "Public Figures" available. Was pretty interesting.

 

[actaeon277]

Start Your Military Service Record (DD Form 214) Request

Risqué for back in the day.

The lovely Rita Hayworth "harvesting" bumpers for scrap metal.

 

[actaeon277]

Hollywood did their part.

 

[Ericpwp]

...when the pictures were in black and white.

 

[cobber]

KJQ, no one is taking away from Kyle's accomplishments on the battlefield. But I'm not ready to Saint a guy who is at best a braggart who relies heavily on hyperbole, and at worst an unapologetic murderer (not related to his overseas service).

At best a braggart?


Just wow.

 

[Kutnupe14]

At best a braggart?


Just wow.

Problem?

 

[Birds Away]

This is infuriating. Armchair warriors and leftist activists trying to sully the name of an actual hero. This is despicable.

 

[DragonGunner]

At best a braggart?


Just wow.

Agree. I have watched tv interviews with Chris and the host telling him he is a hero and great sniper…..And Chris saying and how he doesn't feel that way, very humble to the point where he said there are far better snipers than he is, and in fact how he barely made passing in sniper school. If he does brag…..I think he has earned it.

 

[hoosierdoc]

At best a braggart?


Just wow.

i would love to hear his thoughts on hillary. Kutnupe's, not kyle's

 

[Kutnupe14]

i would love to hear his thoughts on hillary. Kutnupe's, not kyle's

Let's just say I thought a house fell on her in the 1930s

 

[hoosierdoc]

Let's just say I thought a house fell on her in the 1930s

Hah

 

[ChristianPatriot]

I remember him saying on Conan that because of all the ballistic calculators nowadays he was nothing but a monkey behind a gun. Yeah. Total braggart.

 

[rhino]

This makes me want to break out my 214 to see what's on it.

Me too and I don't even have one (because I did not serve in the military). But I still want to look at mine!

 

[Birds Away]

I have several DD-214s. They all say something different. There are medals on some of the earlier ones that were left off the latter ones. It's just how it goes.