Heroic Predator Drone Is First Recipient of Distinguished Warfare Medal

Posted on February 14, 2013 | 10 Comments

Tam explains the new commendation.

UPDATE 2155 EST 14 FEB 2013: Michael Yon has a picture of the award:

The awesome Duffel Blog notes the first recipient.

Sarah Connor gets the last word:

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10 Responses to Heroic Predator Drone Is First Recipient of Distinguished Warfare Medal

KPN 3% | February 14, 2013 at 17:33 |

My Father (RIP) was a WW2 combat veteran and he received a Bronze Star for valor. Though he never talked about it specifically, he did comment occasionally that medals were just so much crap. Even so, I am glad he is not around to see this bullshit.
StukaPilot | February 14, 2013 at 18:21 |

Well, at least they gave it to the drone. And not to the %X#$!@#^*&:”pilot”!
Tom Baugh | February 15, 2013 at 08:25 |

Very nice. I find this encouraging on many levels; IFF is the least of these. Display them proudly, lads
bogsidebunny | February 15, 2013 at 09:02 |

HERE COMES THE DEMOCRAT STORM
Missouri Democrats introduced an anti-gun bill which would turn law-abiding firearm owners into criminals.
They will have 90 days to turn in their guns if the legislation is passed.
Dana Loesch Radio reported on the new legislation being pushed by Missouri Democrats:
Any person who, prior to the effective date of this law, was legally in possession of an assault weapon or large capacity magazine shall have ninety days from such effective date to do any of the following without being subject to prosecution.
Here’s part of the Democratic proposal in Missouri:
Any person who, prior to the effective date of this law, was legally in possession of an assault weapon or large capacity magazine shall have ninety days from such effective date to do any of the following without being subject to prosecution:

(1) Remove the assault weapon or large capacity magazine from the state of Missouri;
(2) Render the assault weapon permanently inoperable; or
(3) Surrender the assault weapon or large capacity magazine to the appropriate law enforcement agency for destruction, subject to specific agency regulations.
5. Unlawful manufacture, import, possession, purchase, sale, or transfer of an assault weapon or a large capacity magazine is a class C felony.
Grenadier1 | February 15, 2013 at 09:04 |

There are days here recently that I read things like this and I catch a glimps of something out of the corner of my eye. Right on the edge. It is a hulking shadow, an ominus lurker. I know it is coming and its something we are powerless to stop. Deep controled breathing, and except the inevitability of it.
- LFMayor | February 15, 2013 at 11:13 |
  
  Powerless to stop. Why would we WANT to stop it? There is no going back friend. They brought this to us. We have either to accept or to fight. If we fight ( which I will and I’m fully believe you will too) then we should revel in it. How often does such an opportunity come along in history? To sweep away all the filth, all the parasites. To rebuild from sound, good principals.
  I’m not saying it’s going to be all orange soda, shits and giggles. It will be hard. Hard, but necessary, because the alternative would be worse. And I am glad I’m here for it, because I was getting bored, anyways.
  - Semper Fi, 0321 | February 15, 2013 at 17:14 |
    
    I noticed too that everyone (that has a vague idea something may be wrong) wants this to go away. And most folks REALLY do believe if we vote in more Republicans next time, and send more money to the NRA, it will fukn fix itself! I know guys that have been repeating this to me for years now!! And they think I’m nuts.
    Reality may prove fatal to most of these deniers, they just refuse to see what the next step truly entails, and they’re not up to it. Most will short out, and be prepared to watch your own friends and family turn on you, for bringing this down on them. True shit folks!
Concerned American | February 15, 2013 at 10:47 |

You mean that confluence of the Terminator flicks with the no-Jedi, no-lightsaber, whole-lotta-Rebel-Alliance-dying parts of the Star Wars movies?

Sportiness approaches.
- Chuck | February 15, 2013 at 14:06 |
  
  Understatement of the decade, CA.
  
  I, for one, wish it were otherwise, but I don’t see how it can happen differently.
Grenadier1 | February 15, 2013 at 17:30 |

Exactly, I know that we have been seeing this for a long time, all the while it approaches you continue to think that maybe we are just all too paranoid and its not all as bad as we think. Then you see things like this and it burns away all that haze and slaps you in the face. Nope were not crazy its really this shitty. Were all going to be chased around by flying robots and Iranian Space monkeys. I jokingly tell a buddy of mine that one day he and I will be hugging the side of a ditch and he will be thanking me for pushing him into training and making sure that he has the gear to do the job. Thats becomeing less and less of a joke.