Saturday, September 17, 2005
After 55 Years, Vet to Get Medal of Honor - Yahoo! News
I was only staying alive to get that medal and now I'm going to enjoy it," said the 76-year-old Rubin, who now lives in Garden Grove. He was nominated four times for the medal, the nation's highest recognition for bravery in battle. But some believe the paperwork was never submitted because a member of his chain of command discriminated against him for being Jewish and born in Hungary.
What a great story, I'm so glad that he is finally getting the recognition that he deserves. It is men like him, that is willing to put themselves on the line to help others that makes me proud to serve in the US Army. It also saddens me that his chain of command, could have possibly denied or slowed the recognition that he deserved. I can say, that as an officer, that if I ever see anything like this around me, I will squash it with whatever means necessary. There is no place for discrimination in society, and I may not be able to discipline bigots, racists, sexists, and other people from the cellar of society in my normal every day life...but in the military I sure as hell can. That is really one thing that the military has always emphasized, just look how the military led the charge for desegregated units following WWII.
I just wish society was over old habits and thoughts, but no matter how many advances I think that we are making, there is always fresh news to bring all of us down to reality.
I was only staying alive to get that medal and now I'm going to enjoy it," said the 76-year-old Rubin, who now lives in Garden Grove. He was nominated four times for the medal, the nation's highest recognition for bravery in battle. But some believe the paperwork was never submitted because a member of his chain of command discriminated against him for being Jewish and born in Hungary.
What a great story, I'm so glad that he is finally getting the recognition that he deserves. It is men like him, that is willing to put themselves on the line to help others that makes me proud to serve in the US Army. It also saddens me that his chain of command, could have possibly denied or slowed the recognition that he deserved. I can say, that as an officer, that if I ever see anything like this around me, I will squash it with whatever means necessary. There is no place for discrimination in society, and I may not be able to discipline bigots, racists, sexists, and other people from the cellar of society in my normal every day life...but in the military I sure as hell can. That is really one thing that the military has always emphasized, just look how the military led the charge for desegregated units following WWII.
I just wish society was over old habits and thoughts, but no matter how many advances I think that we are making, there is always fresh news to bring all of us down to reality.
