Reply to thread

Message: <blockquote data-quote="Nolimitz" data-source="post: 5998478" data-attributes="member: 43941">Trump’s singularly corrosive approach to military tradition was in evidence as recently as August, when he <a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2024/08/trumps-medal-of-dishonor/679507/" target="_blank">described</a> the Medal of Honor, the nation’s top award for heroism and selflessness in combat, as inferior to the Medal of Freedom, which is awarded to civilians for career achievement. During a campaign speech, he described Medal of Honor recipients as “either in very bad shape because they’ve been hit so many times by bullets or they’re dead,” prompting the Veterans of Foreign Wars to issue a condemnation: “These asinine comments not only diminish the significance of our nation’s highest award for valor, but also crassly characterizes the sacrifices of those who have risked their lives above and beyond the call of duty.”</blockquote>