Hasan vs. Victims -- Obama White House Betrays Ft. Hood Heroes
The Obama administration is turning its back on America’s heroes.
There are few symbols more powerful than the Purple Heart. Whether displayed next to a carefully-folded flag on a mantle, on a fraying old uniform at a veteran’s parade, or even on a license plate designating the driver as “combat-wounded,” the Purple Heart is synonymous with service and sacrifice.
For the families of the slain, Purple Hearts are treasured heirlooms, not only preserving the memory of the fallen but providing deep meaning to their sacrifice, a meaning that harkens back to the Gospel of John: “Greater love hath no man than this, that one lay down in his life for his friends.”
For the combat-wounded living, the Purple Heart is more than a symbol, entitling veterans to health care and benefits a grateful nation provides those who’ve bled in her service.
It is both a moral and practical betrayal that the Pentagon has thus far denied a Purple Heart to the casualties of Hasan’s November 2009 terrorist attack. . . .