03-20-2009, 06:39
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Murtha gets Distinguished Service Award
http://sweetness-light.com/archive/m...-service-award
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Murtha Awarded the Department of the Navy ‘Distinguished Public Service Award’
March 5, 2009
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congressman John P. Murtha, Chairman of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense, was presented this week with the Department of the Navy’s Distinguished Public Service Award. The award, granted by the Secretary of the Navy, is the highest form of public service recognition bestowed by the Department of the Navy for a non-employee. It consists of a gold medal, miniature medal, lapel bar, rosette, and a certificate signed by the Secretary.
According to the Department, “nominations for this award will be limited to those extraordinary cases where individuals have demonstrated exceptionally outstanding service of substantial and long term benefit to the Navy, Marine Corps, or as Department of the Navy as a whole.” Murtha was presented with the award in appreciation of his distinguished public service to the Department of the Navy.
“I’m proud of the service and sacrifices our troops are making, and I’m honored to receive this distinguished award from the Navy,” commented Murtha. “We have an obligation to ensure that our men and women in uniform have the most modern equipment, effective training, first-class medical care, and family advocacy resources.”
The Citation reads:
“Congressman Murtha’s selfless devotion to the Nation’s Sailors and Marines ensured they were provided the resources necessary to effectively conduct the Global War on Terrorism. His courageous leadership, vision, and loyalty to the men and women of the Department of the Navy greatly contributed to their quality of life and helped create the most modern and highly trained fighting force in history. As Chairman of Subcommittee on Defense of the House Appropriations Committee, Congressman Murtha’s tireless advocacy helped maintain the Navy and Marine Corps team at the highest levels of combat readiness to meet the challenges of the 21st century. With grateful appreciation for his outstanding contributions to the Nation and the Navy and Marine Corps, Congressman Murtha is awarded the Department of the Navy Distinguished Public Service Award.”
The certificate of award is signed by Donald C. Winter, the 74th Secretary of the Navy. Secretary Winter was nominated by President George W. Bush and was sworn into office on January 3, 2006.
Ya notice no particular recognition was given the Marine Corps.
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03-20-2009, 07:09
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Originally Posted by swpa19
Murtha Awarded the Department of the Navy ‘Distinguished Public Service Award’
March 5, 2009
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congressman John P. Murtha, Chairman of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense, was presented this week with the Department of the Navy’s Distinguished Public Service Award. The award, granted by the Secretary of the Navy, is the highest form of public service recognition bestowed by the Department of the Navy for a non-employee. It consists of a gold medal, miniature medal, lapel bar, rosette, and a certificate signed by the Secretary.
Ya notice no particular recognition was given the Marine Corps.
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Be happy you are on that side of the ridge.....
Blatant sucking-up because of his position on the Appropriations Committee (Thumbs down DON)....only someone with a wildly distorted ego (narcissistic) would accept such an award without merit....I'm sure Mad(m)ame Pelosi will be beating on someone's door for hers very soon. It makes all previous recipients cheap.
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03-20-2009, 07:59
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There is a petition here to rescind the award....
http://www.petitiononline.com/usmc2009/petition.HTML
Sent it out to some of the media, but doubt it will get any attention
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03-20-2009, 08:36
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There Ain't No Justice.
Marines are rolling in their graves right now. 
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03-20-2009, 09:02
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I signed that petition. It is disgusting. He is a disgrace to anything Marine Corps.
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03-20-2009, 11:18
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Signed the petition. 14,635
Last edited by 11Ber; 03-20-2009 at 11:19.
Reason: number jumped by 10 while signing
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03-20-2009, 11:41
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I signed that petition. It is disgusting. He is a disgrace to anything Marine Corps.
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I signed it too H, and I agree with you completely..............
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03-20-2009, 11:42
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Signed it, and am forwarding it!
Snaquebite,
Thank You Sir for posting the link!
Holly
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03-20-2009, 12:00
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This petition isn't going to amount to a hill of beans, not unless someone like Fox News, Rush, Glenn Beck, Bill O Reilly, Matt Drudge etc pick up on it and make it news.
Otherwise the only one that 's going to profit off of the petition and the thousands of signatures are the individuals that own www.petitiononline.com.......
If everyone on here sent it to those news outlets, then and only then could it become an issue. 
Make some noise.
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03-20-2009, 12:07
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Signed it and forwarded it to Beck. 15379
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03-20-2009, 12:21
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03-20-2009, 12:21
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Signed it, #15,611. Also forwarded it to my local news agencies and a few active-duty Navy buddies.
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03-20-2009, 12:29
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Signed it, #15,611. Also forwarded it to my local news agencies and a few active-duty Navy buddies.
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It is moving. A friend sent me the petition yesterday. When I signed it, it had just over 4,000 sigs........ I hope it snow balls and squishes that......._______.
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03-20-2009, 13:13
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After signing the petition, I fwd. it to a local talk show here. Its also syndicated on XM.
Quinn and Rose at warroom.com.
They are both friends of Glenn Beck and Shaun Hannity. Rose has appeared on Beck and Hannity's shows.
Would like to see this take off.
Signatures were in the 1600s when I signed.
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03-20-2009, 16:59
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