Author Topic: Joe Foss and our less than stellar airport employees... (Read 713 times)

indian · « **Reply #15 on:** January 26, 2002, 05:16:59 PM »

The medal of Honor is not a weapon. And Joe Foss did not resist anyone they gave him a hard time for wearing a medal He rightfully earned. You people never beeing in the military dont understand what it means to win that medal. Its the Highest honor you can recieve. The orginal story said he was only wearing the small pendant not the large one worn around the neck. Do they make women take off jewellery I dont think so. I do believe he is still a senator right. Does he deserve special treatment, damn right he does as well as all the other War Time heros out there. Its not hard to identify some one. Those uneducated bastard at the security check points need to be fired. Them amazinhunks need proper training what happens when a soldier on leave goes threw with his class a's on (dress uniform) and sets off the medal dector do they make him take off his awards also, that wont happen hell be out of uniform then.

Fatty · « **Reply #16 on:** January 26, 2002, 06:21:06 PM »

He was allowed to board with the medal of honor, it was the nail file and the bullet (article was unclear if it was a replica or not) which he was not allowed to take on board with him.

According to the washington post, once he agreed to leave the file and bullet he was allowed to board.

mrfish · « **Reply #17 on:** January 26, 2002, 06:34:38 PM »

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Originally posted by Fatty
He was allowed to board with the medal of honor, it was the nail file and the bullet (article was unclear if it was a replica or not) which he was not allowed to take on board with him.

According to the washington post, once he agreed to leave the file and bullet he was allowed to board.

is that true? well why didn't they just say that in the first place instead of trying to make a story out of it?

indian · « **Reply #18 on:** January 26, 2002, 08:11:35 PM »

Did not see any report about the nail file and bullet. if that is true then he was in the wrong all that was reported here was he had on his meadl of honor.

zarkov · « **Reply #19 on:** January 28, 2002, 03:25:11 PM »

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Originally posted by indian
Did not see any report about the nail file and bullet. if that is true then he was in the wrong all that was reported here was he had on his meadl of honor.

The "bullet" was a "dud" (there was a hole in the casing).

It was one of those bullet key-chains.

Don't know about you but it was a pretty popular type of key-chain when I was in
college.

The nail file business is just ridiculous. I could kill someone with a No. 2 pencil just as
easily as with a nail file.

The "dud" bullet is a bit tougher to call, though.