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    Default Good for her.

    Quote Originally Posted by tequila View Post
    A shame that so many know PFC Lynch's story but not SGT Leigh Ann Hester's.
    The rule or the exception to the rule?

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    Undoubtedly the exception. Most soldiers and Marines don't win Silver Stars for valor in close combat action.

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    Quote Originally Posted by tequila View Post
    Undoubtedly the exception. Most soldiers and Marines don't win Silver Stars for valor in close combat action.
    Yep. Some get medals and some don't. We've all known people who were deserving...

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