Palin's map of targets

This is what the "blame Palin" came from.

"Time to take a stand" with crosshairs? With targets? Maybe she should have used a boot instead and then no one would have put two and two together?
This is from FOX

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Palin Criticizes Manufacturers of 'Blood Libel' as Proponents of Speech Limits Cite Sharron Angle
Published January 12, 2011
FoxNews.com


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FILE: In this Oct. 30, 2010, photo, Sarah Palin campaigns in Wheeling, W.Va., for ultimately unsuccessful U.S. Senate candidate John Raese, a Republican Tea Party-backed candidate.
Sarah Palin made a call to conscious Wednesday for those who would manufacture "a blood libel" for last weekend's Arizona shooting, saying "acts of monstrous brutality ... begin and end with the criminals who commit them, not collectively" with Americans exercising their constitutional freedoms.
The former Republican vice-presidential candidate, the target of many pontificators ascribing motive to gunman Jared Lee Loughner, charged in the Tucson attack that killed six and injured 14 others, had been silent since shortly after the Saturday shooting when she issued a two-line statement offering her prayers for the families and victims.
But Palin's name -- and those of others, including Republican Senate candidate Sharron Angle -- had been central in the early accusations over what spurred the shooting. Liberal media pundits assigned blame by citing Palin's political action committee's website, which showed crosshairs on districts that it was targeting in the November midterm, including the district of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, the believed target of the gunman who was wounded in the shooting.
Others said Angle's comments on the campaign trail also incited violence. The debate about heated political rhetoric ratcheted up so quickly and vigorously -- even before Loughner had been identified as the alleged shooter -- some Democratic lawmakers called for curbs on free speech.
In a Facebook posting issued Wednesday morning, Palin lamented the "irresponsible statements" of those casting blame on political figures.


Read more: Palin Criticizes Manufacturers of Blood Libel

It seems there are a lot of "irresponsible statements" and Palin was behind a lot of them. Love her, hate her, but whatever you do, she seems to feel as if she is supposed to be responsible for nothing she says or does. If you point out what words came out of her own mouth, it is the "liberal" media's fault and they are attacking her. The "liberal" media made her a celebrity, gave her voice many ears but they did not put up a map with a bunch of targets. They did not make up the words she used and took great pride in saying like "reload" any more than they put any other words in her mouth. Now she wants to deflect any responsibility she may have in all of this?

The really bad thing in all of this is that she wants to be the center of attention instead of the people killed and wounded. If she had a brave bone in her body, really believed in what she says, then she wouldn't have taken down the map with the targets all over it or at least admit it was wrong to do it and that's why she took it down. She just wants to blame everyone else for the connection being made between her and the shooter.

We have no idea yet what connection there is or is not but Palin must have made the connection herself just as Giffords mentioned it before she was shot for wanting to be able to meet some of the people she wanted to serve in Congress.

Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer signs bill to keep Westboro group away from funerals

Arizona enacts funeral protest legislation
By the CNN Wire Staff
January 11, 2011 9:24 p.m. EST


STORY HIGHLIGHTS
NEW: Gov. Jan Brewer signed the bill Tuesday night
Westboro Baptist Church says the shootings are God's punishment for disobedience
Legislation bars protesters within 300 feet of services
Groups plan to also shield families from potential picketers
For more information, visit CNN affiliates KGUN, KOLD, KVOA, KPHO and KMSB. Read the federal charges against Jared Lee Loughner (PDF).
Tucson, Arizona (CNN) -- Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer signed emergency legislation Tuesday that bars protests within 300 feet of a funeral and within an hour from its beginning or end.
Earlier in the day, the state legislature passed the measure, which targets a Kansas church whose members announced they plan to picket the funerals of the victims of Saturday's shootings in Tucson.
"Such despicable acts of emotional terrorism will not be tolerated in the State of Arizona," Brewer said in a statement announcing she had signed the bill. "This legislation will assure that the victims of Saturday's tragic shooting in Tucson will be laid to rest in peace with the full dignity and respect that they deserve."
The legislation makes protesting too near a funeral a misdemeanor in the state. It went into effect immediately upon Brewer's signing it.
The action is in direct response to the Westboro Baptist Church's announcement that it will picket the funeral of Christina Green, the 9-year-old who was among six people killed during Saturday's attempted assassination of U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, D-Arizona.
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Arizona enacts funeral protest legislation

This is from their site

About Westboro Baptist Church

Since 1955, WBC has taken forth the precious from the vile, and so is as the mouth of God (Jer. 15:19). In 1991, WBC began conducting peaceful demonstrations opposing the fag lifestyle of soul-damning, nation-destroying filth.

In response, america bombed WBC, sued WBC, prosecuted WBC, burned WBC. God is now america's enemy: 5,887 dead soldiers; 218,400,000+ gals. of oil in the Gulf; $14 trillion+ national debt. "Arise, O LORD, in thine anger...because of the rage of mine enemies..." (Ps 7:6)

america crossed the line on June 26, 2003, when the Supreme Court ruled in Lawrence v. Texas that we must respect sodomy. WBC's gospel message is your last hope. More about WBC.


GodHatesTheMedia (.com)

What a glorious paradox! The worldwide media does its best to vilify WBC – and WBC preaches through the worldwide media!

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God Sent The Shooter To Arizona (Video)

God sent one of your heroes to shoot a Congresswoman, a federal judge and 16 others. Thank God for His righteous judgments.

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Destruction Is Our Prayer (Video)

Parody of 'In the Air Tonight' by Phil Collins. "€œPlease bring their destruction" is our prayer tonight, Oh Lord!! God hears the prayer of His sheep, but not the wicked!
http://www.godhatesfags.com/

I do not suggest that you go to the site to watch the videos. After reading what they were about, it was the last thing I wanted to do but the link to the site is there anyway.

They hate Catholics, Protestant, Methodists, Presbyterians, Lutherans, Anglicans, and Baptists and Orthodox Christians. Yet while they have Baptists on their hate list, they claim to be part of the Baptist church.Westboro Baptist Church How is this possible? Because of the rules Baptists have.

Baptists do not consider themselves as part of a denomination and thus don't fall under any one governing organization. They operate as individual churches that uphold basic Baptist doctrines. Specific requirements for Baptist pastors may vary from church to church but basic beliefs hold true.

Enroll in a Bible College such as Baptist Bible College and Seminary to gain proper training to be a pastor. Courses may include Family Life of the Minister or Effective Bible Teaching. Although becoming a Baptist pastor doesn't require a formal education, the coursework helps prepare a pastor to meet his expectations. Some Baptist congregations prefer a pastor that has a degree or education in theology.

Read more: eHow.com How to Become a Baptist Pastor

In other words they get to hide behind being a "church" but living under their own rules.

The draft resolution the congress put together will do nothing to stop this kind of attack against people trying to bury their dead any more than it will protect simple Americans gathering together from an assassin with a gun.
Proposed House resolution condemns 'horrific' Arizona attack
By the CNN Wire Staff
January 12, 2011 6:14 a.m. EST
STORY HIGHLIGHTS
Draft resolution: "Intimidation and threats of violence cannot silence the voices of any American"
President Barack Obama will attend a Wednesday memorial service and visit victims' families
Wounded Rep. Gabrielle Giffords is breathing on her own
The Arizona legislature limits how close protesters can get to funerals
For more information, visit CNN affiliates KGUN, KOLD, KVOA, KPHO and KMSB. Read the federal charges against Jared Lee Loughner (PDF).
(CNN) -- The U.S. House of Representatives will vote on a resolution Wednesday condemning the "horrific" Arizona shooting rampage, as President Barack Obama prepares to attend a memorial for victims of the attack.
The proposed resolution lists the names of the six victims killed in the Saturday shooting and states that the House of Representatives "stands firm in its belief in a democracy in which all can participate and in which intimidation and threats of violence cannot silence the voices of any American."
U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, who authorities said was the target of the attack, remained in critical condition Tuesday.
Doctors said she was breathing on her own. The Arizona Democrat's office released two photos of her husband, astronaut Mark Kelly, sitting beside her hospital bed and holding her hand.
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Proposed House resolution condemns 'horrific' Arizona attack

Fort Campbell soldier allegedly beat his 4-month-old son

Soldier Charged With Beating 4-Month-Old
Police: James Marcinkowski Admitted Hitting Son
POSTED: 10:38 am CST January 9, 2011

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn -- A Fort Campbell soldier allegedly beat his 4-month-old son.
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http://www.wsmv.com/news/26417247/detail.html

Female veterans missing out on benefits

Report: Women missing out on post-war benefits
By Zinie Chen Sampson - The Associated Press
Posted : Monday Jan 10, 2011 18:03:03 EST
RICHMOND, Va. — A new study says female military members returning from Iraq and Afghanistan are more likely to be diagnosed with mental-health conditions than their male counterparts. But men are more likely than women to get benefits for post-traumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injuries.

The Veterans Administration’s Office of Inspector General report, released Monday by Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., also found that women are much more likely to suffer from major depression and to have a harder time transitioning back to civilian life after combat service than men.

It also advises that the Veterans Benefits Administration better inform female veterans about specific services available to them.

“Female veterans may be unaware of services available through Women Veterans Coordinators, because few regional offices post signs describing those services,” the report said.

The study also found that the benefits administration denies payment for PTSD claims at a higher rate for women than for men, and denies a higher rate of male veterans’ claims for mental health conditions other than PTSD.

During a review of 750 veterans’ claims, the inspector general found that one of the primary reasons that more male veterans were granted disability compensation than female veterans was due to a regulation that the service member was required to have earned a combat badge or ribbon — which leaves out many female service members, because Defense Department policy requires that women be excluded from units that primarily engage in direct ground combat, the report said.
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Women missing out on post-war benefits

Retired 74 year old colonel helped capture gunman

Retired colonel helped capture gunman
By Brennan Smith - The Arizona Republic
Posted : Tuesday Jan 11, 2011 7:02:47 EST
TUCSON, Ariz. — A 74-year-old retired Army colonel, wounded and disoriented in Saturday’s shooting, helped three others disarm and subdue the gunman.

Bill Badger, interviewed Monday night at University Medical Center, credits his military training for his ability to respond quickly.

When he first heard shots ring out near the grocery store, Badger said he thought he was hearing the pop of firecrackers meant to harass the congresswoman, whom he had hoped to meet.

He saw no gun but could see the shooter’s hand extended as he began firing on the crowd.

“By the time I looked over there and saw him, he’d already shot the congresswoman, the 9-year-old girl and the judge,” Badger said.

Badger said the gunman then took aim at people waiting to see Giffords who were sitting in a line of 12 chairs.

Badger said he dropped to the ground to avoid the fire but felt something graze the back of his head.

“I dropped down all the way to the ground, and I lowered my head about 6 inches. I felt this burning, stinging sensation right in the back of my head,” he said.
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Retired colonel helped capture gunman

Disgraceful Westboro Group to protest funeral of Christina Green and other victims

Maybe now there can be no doubt this group only wants the attention for causing a lot of heartache and this has nothing to do with what they claim to be about what the Bible says. These people were murdered but they want to protest anyway. A nine year old girl was shot down but they want to protest. They claim they are trying to stop the sin of gays as a reason to protest all military funerals. What's their excuse now?

"God hates Catholics!" the flier, posted on the church's "God Hates Fags" website, says. "God calls your religion 'vain,' as it's empty of His truth; you worship idols!"

Funeral pickets to be met by 'angels'
By the CNN Wire Staff
January 11, 2011 8:09 a.m. EST

STORY HIGHLIGHTS
Westboro Baptist Church plans to picket funerals of the Tucson shooting victims
Groups want to show support for the families of the victims
They will be silent and nonconfrontational, organizers say
The funeral of 9-year-old Christina Green set for Thursday
Tucson, Arizona (CNN) -- Tucson just isn't that kind of town, says Christin Gilmer.
Gilmer is referring to the actions of Westboro Baptist Church of Topeka, Kansas, which has made its name protesting the funerals of people who died of AIDS, gay people, soldiers and even Coretta Scott King.
But when the church announced its intention to picket the funeral of a 9-year-old girl -- one of six people who died Saturday during the attempted assassination of U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords -- Gilmer and others put their feet down.
Tucson is a "caring, loving, peaceful community," according to Gilmer, who said two of the six people killed were friends.
"For something like this to happen in Tucson was a really big shock to us all," she said. "Our nightmare happened when we saw Westboro Baptist Church was going to picket the funerals."
They're planning an "angel action" -- with 8- by 10-foot "angel wings" worn by participants and used to shield mourners from pickets. The actions were created by Coloradan Romaine Patterson, who was shocked to find the Topeka church and its neon signs outside the 1999 funeral of Matthew Shepherd, a young gay man beaten and left on a fence to die in Laramie, Wyoming.
Funeral pickets to be met by 'angels'

This is from the Orlando Sentinel

DAY #2 OF “THANK GOD FOR THE SHOOTER” – 6 DEAD! WBC WILL PICKET THEIR FUNERALS.

The 9-year-old girl was born 9/11/01! “Hear ye the rod, and who hath appointed it,” Mic. 6:9. God mercifully gave this nation a fair warning on 9/11 – but you despise His mercies, so you get no more mercy – man, woman or child. That’s how God the Avenger rolls!

That child was not innocent. This is a nation of depraved perverts who pass their children through the fire of their rage against God & all-consuming lust. From the womb, she was taught to hate God & mock His servants. That child is better off dead, so the cup of her iniquity will not overflow! Rep. Giffords passed laws trying to keep WBC watchers off the street corners. In repayment, God sent the shooter when she took to a street corner! The blood of the 9-year-old is on Rep. Giffords’ hands! This nation rejoiced & your officials were ho-hum when a violent veteran stalked 5 WBC picketers with 90 rounds of ammunition. In repayment, God sent the shooter with 90 rounds of ammunition & killed your federal judge, your child, & others. Now let’s see if you’re so ho-hum in the face of God’s wrath! The blood of these six dead is on your hands rebellious doomed-america! God’s judgments are so righteous & marvelous in our sight!

THANK GOD FOR HIS RIGHTEOUS JUDGMENTS!
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/ktxl-westboro-baptist-church-using-01092011,0,1103853.story

Enhanced VA Health Care Enrollment Opportunity Closing

Enhanced VA Health Care Enrollment Opportunity Closing for Certain
Combat Veterans

WASHINGTON (Jan. 10, 2011) - Certain combat Veterans who were discharged
from active duty service before Jan. 28, 2003 have until Jan. 27, 2011
to take advantage of their enhanced health care enrollment opportunity
through the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).

"While there is no time limit for Veterans to apply for the VA health
care they earned with their service, I highly encourage this group of
combat Veterans to take advantage of the enhanced enrollment window to
use their health care benefits through this simplified process," said
Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric K. Shinseki. "VA has health care
eligibility specialists online and at every medical center eager to help
Veterans take advantage of this opportunity."

The enhanced enrollment window was provided for in Public Law 110-181,
the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008. That law
gave combat Veterans who served after Nov. 11, 1998 but separated from
service before Jan. 28, 2003, and did not enroll before Jan. 28, 2008,
three years, beginning on Jan. 28, 2008, to apply for the enhanced
enrollment opportunity.

These Veterans will still be able to apply for health benefits with VA
after Jan. 27, but will have their status for receiving VA health care
determined under normal VA procedures that base health care priority
status on the severity of a service-connected disability or other
eligibility factors. This would mean some Veterans could face income or
asset-based restrictions, as well as delays in establishing their VA
health care eligibility while their disability status is determined.

Since the inception of the enhanced enrollment opportunity, VA has sent
more than 750,000 personal letters to eligible Veterans and hosted
thousands of outreach efforts through OIF/OEF and enrollment
coordinators stationed at every VA medical center.

Since June 2010, VA sent another 194,000 personal letters to give every
eligible Veteran a chance to take advantage of this opportunity, but to
date only 13,000 of these Veterans have enrolled.

The law does continue to provide the enhanced health care enrollment
window to combat Veterans who were discharged or released from active
service on or after January 28, 2003. For these Veterans, the five-year
enrollment period begins on the discharge or separation date of the
service member from active duty military service, or in the case of
multiple call-ups, the most recent discharge date.

Veterans can apply for enrollment online at
www.1010ez.med.va.gov/sec/vha/1010ez
, by contacting VA at
1-877-222-VETS (8387) or with the help of a VA health care eligibility
specialist at any VA medical center. Go to
www2.va.gov/directory/guide/home.asp for locations. For more information
regarding enrollment, visit VA's eligibility site at
www.va.gov/healtheligibility.

Fort Wainwright soldier in custody after wife's death

Fort Wainwright soldier in custody after wife's death
by Staff Report / newsroom@newsminer.com
Jan 10, 2011
FAIRBANKS - A Fort Wainwright soldier is in military custody in connection with the death of his wife.

U.S Army officials on Monday said no charges had been filed and the case is under investigation by the Criminal Investigation Command.

The name of the dead woman and the soldier were not released, pending notification of the next of kin, Army officials said.


Read more: Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
Fort Wainwright soldier in custody after wife s death

Deployment of PTSD soldier sparks protest at Fort Campbell

UPDATE

Returned AWOL soldier enters treatment program


By KRISTIN M. HALL
The Associated Press
Tuesday, January 11, 2011; 2:31 PM
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- The wife of a formerly AWOL Fort Campbell soldier who was scheduled to deploy to Afghanistan said her husband has entered a mental health treatment program instead.

Protests at Fort Campbell Over Deployment of Wounded Soldier
Monday 10 January 2011
by: Sarah Lazare & Ryan Harvey | Even if Your Voice Shakes | Report

A soldier at Fort Campbell, Kentucky is being forced to return to Afghanistan this week amidst claims he is not fit to deploy because he has not received treatment promised by the Army for severe Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder sustained during his deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan.

Jeff Hanks deployed to Afghanistan early last year with the 101st Airborne Division out of Fort Campbell, Kentucky. He returned to the base on leave from Afghanistan this past September, where he sought and was denied treatment on two separate military bases for traumatic injuries sustained in combat.

Hanks subsequently refused to redeploy and was forced to go Absent Without Official Leave in order to get medical attention from civilian professionals.

Now, less than two months after surrendering himself at Fort Campbell, the Army Specialist awaits imminent redeployment to Afghanistan against his wishes and against the advice of his team of medical professionals.

Seeking help in fighting for his right to heal, Hanks contacted Operation Recovery, a joint-campaign of Iraq Veterans Against the War and the Civilian-Soldier Alliance, which seeks to end the re-deployment of traumatized and wounded soldiers.
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Protests at Fort Campbell Over Deployment of Wounded Soldier

Colorado National Guardsman killed by wife in murder-suicide

Man Killed by Wife in Murder-Suicide a Military Member
Police say 44-year-old Pam Sevey shot her husband, 48-year-old Aaron Sevey, before turning the gun on herself. Military officials say Aaron Sevey was a member of the Colorado Army National Guard.
Posted: 5:23 PM Jan 10, 2011
Reporter: KKTV

Colorado Springs police are now identifying the two bodies found on Saturday on the 800 block of Skyway Blvd. Police say 44-year-old Pam Sevey shot her husband, 48-year-old Aaron Sevey, before turning the gun on herself.
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Man Killed by Wife in Murder-Suicide a Military Member

VA nurse pleads guilty to WWII veteran's death

Nurse pleads guilty to veteran death

WENDY MITCHELL wendy.mitchell@lee.net | Posted: Monday, January 10, 2011

LEXINGTON -- A nurse has pled guilty to the 2006 killing of a Maysville veteran.
According to Kerry B. Harvey, U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Kentucky, Department of Veterans Affairs Hospital Medical Center nurse Maria K. Whitt, 33, pled guilty Monday in U.S. District Court in Lexington, to involuntary manslaughter for the death of Jessie Lee Chain.
Chain, 90 at the time of his death, was a patient at VAHMC in Lexington and terminally ill, officials said.
Chain was a World War II veteran who served with the 445th Bombardment Group of the U.S. Army Air Corps. He was a retiree from January and Wood Company in Maysville.
Whitt, an intensive care nurse at the hospital, acknowledged on Monday that on Sept. 3, 2006 she provided an unapproved 10 ml dose of morphine to Chain; he died the same afternoon.
According to court records, an attending physician prescribed morphine for Chain; following Chain's death, another nurse notice that Chain's bottle of morphine was empty and "should've had significantly more left in it." Morphine pump records indicated additional doses were administered that exceeded the prescribed amount.
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Nurse pleads guilty to veteran death

WWII veteran's Tampa panhandling stirs offers of help

WWII veteran's Tampa panhandling stirs offers of help

By Jessica Vander Velde, Times Staff Writer
In Print: Tuesday, January 11, 2011

Anthony Jacondino, 84, a World War II veteran, turned to panhandling along Tampa streets to help pay the bills after his wife suffered a stroke and couldn’t work.

[STEPHEN J. CODDINGTON | Times]

TAMPA — Monday started with a call from Veterans Affairs for a World War II veteran who had turned to panhandling to pay his bills.

Anthony Jacondino said the VA wants to see if he might qualify for a disability pension. His appointment: 10 a.m. Friday.

For the first time in months, he feels hopeful.

Jacondino, 84, was the subject of a story in Saturday's St. Petersburg Times, after he caught the attention of motorists at Dale Mabry Highway and Columbus Drive.

He served in the Philippines before leaving the Army in 1947 and then worked most of his life as an apartment maintenance man. His first wife died years ago, and in April, his second wife suffered a stroke.

They had been living on his $980 Social Security check and her income cleaning rooms at a local nursing home. With her unable to work at 62, they fell about $400 behind on their bills each month.

So Jacondino bought an orange vest and penned a message on cardboard: World War II vet in need of help.
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WWII veteran's Tampa panhandling stirs offers of help

Spec. 4 Robert Towles, who fought in the Vietnam War nominated for Medal Of Honor

4 soldiers from past wars nominated for MoH
By Michael Hoffman - Staff writer
Posted : Monday Jan 10, 2011 5:46:25 EST
Ancestors of 1st Lt. Alonzo Cushing found the Civil War soldier’s name in the 2011 defense authorization bill along with such futuristic initiatives as the Joint Strike Fighter.

Cushing’s name appears 147 years after he died on the third day of the Battle of Gettysburg.

He and three other soldiers from past wars had their names added to the legislation, qualifying them to receive the Medal of Honor, the nation’s highest award for military valor.

Cushing is joined by Pvt. John Sipe, who also fought in the Civil War; Chaplain (Capt.) Emil Kapaun, a prisoner of war in Korea; and Spec. 4 Robert Towles, who fought in the Vietnam War.

Each military service has a time limit to submit troops for the Medal of Honor. The Army and Air Force set the deadline at two years after the action for which they are nominated, while the Navy and Marine Corps lengthen the deadline to three.

Once past the limits, Congress must approve an extension. Each year, lawmakers submit the names of service members for inclusion in the annual defense policy bill rather than as individual pieces of legislation, in hopes of winning easier approval.
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4 soldiers from past wars nominated for MoH

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A Lawmaker’s MoH Push for WWII Icon

January 11, 2011
Military.com|by Bryant Jordan
A Texas congresswoman says she will soon file legislation to waive the statute of limitations on awarding the Medal of Honor in an effort to bestow the country's supreme valor award to one of the iconic figures of World War II.

It will not be the first time Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson has filed her bill on behalf of Doris "Dorie" Miller. Miller was the African-American mess attendant who took control of the machine gun on deck of the USS West Virginia on Dec. 7, 1941, at Pearl Harbor; for some 15 minutes, he was fully exposed to the guns and bombs of attacking Japanese aircraft as he returned fire.

He was awarded the Navy Cross, but as early as 1942 lawmakers -- sensing racism played a part in the decision -- have pushed for the Medal of Honor.

Johnson believes Miller deserves the award, and she champions him as both a hometown hero and a national one.

"Doris Miller was a friend of my father's and a neighbor in Waco, Texas, when I was a little girl," said Johnson, who was 6 when Miller made his stand on the West Virginia. With so much time gone by, Johnson's bill seeks to have the time limit waived for awarding the Medal of Honor to Miller.

Miller's bill is not the only legislation seeking to have the Medal of Honor awarded to a hero of a past war.
A Lawmaker’s MoH Push for WWII Icon

Heroes acted to stop shooter

Crowd members took gunman down
Two men tackled the shooter and a woman took away his ammunition clip before kneeling on him. Authorities also credit a staff member for helping the wounded Rep. Gabrielle Giffords.
By Sam Quinones and Nicole Santa Cruz, Los Angeles Times
January 9, 2011, 8:36 p.m.
Reporting from Tucson — Patricia Maisch watched a gunman shoot a woman who was using her own body to shield her teenage daughter.

"I thought: 'I'm next. I'm next to her. He's going to shoot me. I'm next,' " she said in an interview Sunday.

But two men tackled the gunman when he stopped to reload, and Maisch, 61, restrained his hand as he reached for an ammunition clip, helping stop the attack in a Tucson shopping center that killed six people and wounded 14, including U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords.

Maisch did not get a good look at the gunman's face as she struggled with him. "I was too busy in the outcome, that things not go any further," she said.
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Crowd members took gunman down