Marine to return medal to Bush in protest...

[marmar]

Local Marine To Return Service Medal To Bush In Protest
3/25 Marine Calls War On Terrorism Medal 'Eye Candy' From Bush

POSTED: 12:41 pm EDT July 3, 2006
UPDATED: 1:08 pm EDT July 3, 2006

AKRON, Ohio -- A local Marine who service in Iraq earned several medals for serving his country, but he's giving back one of the medals to the White House as a form of protest.

Sgt. Matthew Bee is a decorated Akron Marine who spent seven months in Hadeetha, serving with the 3rd Battalion 25th Marines Weapons Company based in Brook Park.

Bee received six medals of commendation, but one of them he will give back to President George W. Bush, calling the medal political, NewsChannel5 reported.

The medal is the War on Terrorism service medal, and Bee calls it "eye candy" from Bush.

"So, he took something noble and honorable and made it kind of dirty. And I always thought that medal was the one he pinned on us and said, 'This is my war. This is my stamp in history,'" said Bee.

Bee said he is not anti-war, but rather pro-peace. He plans to travel to Washington, D.C., with a small group of Marines who feel the same way he does. They will all try to return their War on Terrorism medal to Bush personally or to members of Congress.

http://www.newsnet5.com/akroncanton/9462624/detail.html

[FtWayneBlue]

1. Good for Bee, he

is a true American hero!

[stepnw1f]

2. Bee is the Man!

Now that takes real guts. The man just made himself into a hero.

[marmar]

4. "Now that takes real guts"

Agreed. And I'm sure a swiftboating crew will be waiting for him when he arrives in DC.

[stepnw1f]

5. Yup... They Will Be Remembered

in a way they will not appove of, and for all history to remind future generations.

[BuyingThyme]

3. Beeutiful.

[me b zola]

6. Proud to give this the fifth recomend

Good on Sgt. Bee, he makes us all proud :patriot:

[Swamp Rat]

7. k&r

[caligirl]

8. news media should go with him, get Randi or Ed Shultz there to film it

when Bush refuses to meet with them. You know he won't meet them right?

[Rainscents]

9. Good for him!

:thumbsup: K & R

[BuyingThyme]

10. kcik

[TheModernTerrorist]

11. he's just doing it

for his future run in politics :sarcasm:

[Synnical]

12. Bravo! But that is a really poorly written article

A local Marine who service in Iraq earned several medals for serving his country, but he's giving back one of the medals to the White House as a form of protest.

Shouldn't that be: A local Marine who served in Iraq earned several medals for serving his country, but he's giving back one of the medals to the White House as a form of protest.


That's just the first error I read . . .

[marmar]

13. Stories from television news websites are are the always badly written...

Because their reporters, who are used to flashing big teeth in front of cameras and not actually writing a story, are usually the ones that write them.

[Ian_rd]

14. Wow. I had no idea there was such a medal. KR

[AllegroRondo]

15. War on Terrorism Service Medal????

I am SO glad I left the Army 5 years ago.

[Hosnon]

16. I like that he said he is not anti-war but pro-peace. Sometimes it's

necessary but it should be avoided as much as possible.

[bdamomma]

17. that's great

I hope there will be many like Sgt. Matthew Bee.