Word: combated
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...Boorda knowingly award himself medal embellishments he did not earn? It would appear so. He received two commendations for serving in combat areas during the Vietnam War: first as weapons officer aboard the U.S.S. John R. Craig in 1965 and later as executive officer aboard the U.S.S. Brooke for 14 months from 1971 to 1973. But neither citation specifies that Boorda was qualified for the combat V--which, according to Navy rules, goes only to "individuals who are exposed to personal hazard due to direct hostile action...
...addition, the combat V's were among the 13 awards and commendations that Boorda listed in the official resume he gave to the Senate Armed Services Committee in his 1994 confirmation hearings. Boorda signed the resume, stating that the information was "to the best of my knowledge, current, accurate and complete." He can be seen wearing the V pins in photos as early as 1985. Yet when reporters began digging into his Navy records a year ago, he stopped wearing them...
...first time Israel will directly elect its Prime Minister. The makeup of the undecided group reflects every class and ethnicity, but Gadish's ambivalence is broadly shared. "Peres is far-sighted, which is important," he says. It bothers him, though, that the Prime Minister has never personally experienced combat in a country where war is an enduring threat. "What's missing is the quality of action, and the hard questions in Israel are still security questions," says Gadish. Netanyahu, he thinks, will be tougher on security, but is inexperienced: "I don't see him as a man who can lead...
WASHINGTON, D.C.: In the wake of the suicide of the U.S. Chief of Naval Operations, Pentagon officials and lawmakers are asking whether Admiral Michael Boorda deliberately wore Vietnam combat decorations he knew he was not entitled to wear. Arizona Senator and former Vietnam POW John McCain came to the admiral's defense and said Boorda could have made an honest mistake. But others in the military suggested that such an error was inconceivable, particularly for a man who had run a naval personnel office for years. Boorda shot himself in the chest Thursday soon after learning that a Newsweek reporter...
WASHINGTON, D.C.: In the wake of the suicide of the U.S. Chief of Naval Operations, Pentagon officials and lawmakers are asking whether Admiral Michael Boorda deliberately wore Vietnam combat decorations he knew he was not entitled to wear. Arizona Senator and former Vietnam POW John McCain came to the admiral's defense and said Boorda could have made an honest mistake. But others in the military suggested that such an error was inconceivable, particularly for a man who had run a naval personnel office for years. Boorda shot himself in the chest Thursday soon after learning that a Newsweek reporter...