Bosnian Vet Accuses Hillary of Valor Theft

[Bigleaf]

A veteran of Bosnia who was at the event in Tuzla where Hillary Clinton falsely claimed to have landed under sniper fire is accusing the Senator of theft of valor. As General Walter L. Stewart Jr. of the Pennsylvania National Guard said earlier today on a conference call, soldiers who actually have been in war zones and performed under fire deeply despise those who falsely claim such valor. They feel this way because it attempts to cheapen or make less, their real and actual valor.

The General pointed out "this wasn't an emergency resupply mission to the Alamo. If there had been any danger that mission wouldn't have landed."

Common sense tells us the First Lady and Chelsea would never have been put in harms way by our military. Hillary's tale of bravery and valor, because it was false, is finding resentment among those who actually did serve and Tammi K. (nee Jann) Hertherington who was at Tuzla when Senator Clinton landed is one. Here is her story.

Dear Sir,


I feel compelled to write to you in regards to Senator Clinton’s remarks regarding her visit to Bosnia.


I was present at the base in question when the First Lady visited and am intimately familiar with the situation on the ground at the time. It strikes me as beyond misstatement or clarity of memory for Senator Clinton to suggest that this visit in any way compares with the reality of those of us serving in theater experienced or presented a threat to her or her daughter.

http://pennsylvaniaprogressive.typepad.com/my_weblog/2008/03/bosnian-vet-acc.html

[nadinbrzezinski]

1. Thank you specialist

and this is why ANYBODY doing this irks me. The Specialist is right, We call Bush on this REGULARLY here on DU... and I will call ANY politician on this every time they do it.

And anybody who is former military and is NOT bothered by this in this particular case... is a pure partisan hack

She had a story line that was believable, honorable and all that. It is in her memoirs... and it should have served

[grantcart]

2. very good

(also on another thread)

[futureliveshere]

3. Good catch BigLeaf. This is precisely the problem with HRC going up against McCain

[Frances]

4. Did you see the video of Hillary in Bosnia

on DU's home page?

Hillary did experience fire.

PLease don't trash either Hillary or Obama.

It just lessens our chances in the fall.

[Emillereid]

5. Are you kidding - that was a spoof!

[nadinbrzezinski]

6. I saw the all of them

exactly when did the shots come in?

I surely missed them then.

By the by I have been under fire... so don't try to sell that one... as they say that dog ain't hunting

[NeedleCast]

7. I Think you should watch the video a little more carefully...

It was a piece of satire. Hillary did not come under fire at any point.

[Frances]

10. My bad

[Catherina]

8. Lol! First the African American vote, now the enlisted vote

Good going Hillary! Please keep it up.

[blonndee]

9. Kick

[Carolina]

11. Touche and from PA no less

Shrillary, Hypocrillary, the big LIAR and LOSER, is being exposed daily.