JLNobody wrote:Frankly, I'm grateful to Canada for accepting our young men who refuse to kill in wars they don't understand or find valid.
Why were you one of the draft dodgers that fled, or if your to young maybe it was your father. Now there are Women in Iraq who are take up arms in support of our country whether they like the reasoning or not.
Let me tell you about a Conscientious Objector in our company in Vietnam.
He refused to carry a weapon, and was a medic. When a platoon of our blues walked into an ambush, he crawled from wounded or dead soldier, protecting them from more harm. He crawled wounded to other solders and taking more hits in his body. Finally his values to be true to his country and at the same time objecting to the war.
He won the Medal Of Honor for his actions that dreadful day and night.
The President of the United States
in the name of The Congress
takes pleasure in presenting the
Medal of Honor
to
*LaPOINTE, JOSEPH G., JR.
Rank and organization: Specialist Fourth Class, U.S. Army, 2d Squadron, 17th Cavalry, 101st Airborne Division . Place and date: Quang Tin province, Republic of Vietnam, 2 June 1969. Entered service at: Cincinnati, Ohio. Born: 2 July 1948, Dayton, Ohio.
Citation:
For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty. Sp4c. Lapointe, Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 2d Squadron, distinguished himself while serving as a medical aidman during a combat helicopter assault mission. Sp4c. Lapointe's patrol was advancing from the landing zone through an adjoining valley when it suddenly encountered heavy automatic weapons fire from a large enemy force entrenched in well fortified bunker positions. In the initial hail of fire, 2 soldiers in the formation vanguard were seriously wounded. Hearing a call for aid from 1 of the wounded, Sp4c. Lapointe ran forward through heavy fire to assist his fallen comrades. To reach the wounded men, he was forced to crawl directly in view of an enemy bunker. As members of his unit attempted to provide covering fire, he administered first aid to 1 man, shielding the other with his body. He was hit by a burst of fire from the bunker while attending the wounded soldier. In spite of his painful wounds, Sp4c. Lapointe continued his lifesaving duties until he was again wounded and knocked to the ground. Making strenuous efforts, he moved back again into a shielding position to continue administering first aid. An exploding enemy grenade mortally wounded all 3 men. Sp4c. Lapointe's courageous actions at the cost of his life were an inspiration to his comrades. His gallantry and selflessness are in the highest traditions of the military service and reflect great credit on him, his unit, and the U.S. Army.
So go ahead and be grateful, you ungrateful SOB.
