[LarryW]

Sorry, y'all. Gotta say this.

It's not so much that the guys who "claim" to be QP's want the recognition. What the hell, the accomplishments of QP's should be a source of great pride for those who actually did the job. AAMOF, every US citizen can be extremely proud of the service offered by QPs, or those who received recognition for Above and Beyond service. But, what chaps my ass is that those who only served in small, inglorious roles in any of our services and then fake something more glorious somehow thinks that his/her service in that hapless but real capacity is not enough to be proud of. That's crap. Assholes who fake the details of a more glorious or whiz-bang service than they actually performed degrade the millions of us who serve in the mundane, potato pealing roles. I'm a non-QP guy, but I'm extremely proud of my service. In my opinion, any service to our country that is done honorably is cause for great pride, and those who fake it insult all the rest of us who serve, regardless of whether the service was as a super-chief or as the one of the clumsy braves who stayed in the brush and held the horses.