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Originally Posted by alright4u
I am not up on cuurent award criteria or how frequent they are awarded. Are awards loose or what? I just do not know. I knew men with 16-18 cross border OPS who received zip. They did their jobs. We did not expect awards. The only award we cared about was a CIB.
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I think that the Bronze Stars are a bit loose, but the Silver Stars and above seem to be holding fast.
You should be proud when you read the citations. The boys are doing a great job.
We have the better part of a full Group in each of the two combat zones, with regular contact as they take it to the enemy for months at the time, I would expect no less.
TR
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