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In yet another mind-boggling illustration that much of the upper echelon of American leadership, even some military leadership, is totally detached from reality, the United States Navy has given Rep. “Fightin'” John Murtha (D-PA) its Distinguished Public Service Award, the highest public service recognition given to a non-employee by the Department of the Navy. This would be the same John Murtha who, in May 2006, slandered U.S. Marines by accusing them of war crimes, saying they were nothing but “cold-blooded killers” who “murdered innocent civilians.”

The Navy’s perverse citation says that Murtha “ensured” that the America’s sailors and Marines “were provided the resources necessary to effectively conduct the global war on terrorism.” Words fail us in trying to describe the juxtaposition of Murtha’s award with his actions in the real world.

Needless to say, there are plenty of folks who are displeased with the Navy’s actions. The director of the Vets For Freedom Educational Institute, Gabe Ledeen, who is also a Marine veteran of Operation Iraqi Freedom, has posted a “Don’t Honor John Murtha” petition online, rightly saying that Murtha is unworthy of such an award. The petition calls on Murtha to “apologize for slandering the Marines … and for undermining the efforts of those servicemen and women who fought in Iraq,” pointing out that Murtha “has routinely and deliberately undermined the United States military, slandered servicemen serving in combat, and caused irreparable damage to our international reputation.” If Murtha doesn’t apologize, the award should be rescinded. Perhaps those in the Navy responsible for this decision should also apologize for giving a lying, treasonous coward one of its highest awards.

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