Posted: 2/12/2010 11:39:21 PM EDT
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What are the requirements to wear the POW/MIA ribbon or claim POW/MIA status?
The husband of a friend of mine was "captured" last year in Iraq but he made it out. I don't know all the details but it just seems really shady to me. She says he's not authorized to wear the ribbon...so I come to you. Fake? |
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being captured by the enemy is a pretty big deal. surprising how no one heard about this on the news, let alone in the Corps. she keeps telling me not to say anything about it to him because it brings back the memory...and he supposedly got beat and blah blah but, surprisingly, there's not a mark on him. no scars...not even when he came home. no obvious signs of PTSD and I hate to call her on it cuz she's a really good friend |
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being captured by the enemy is a pretty big deal. surprising how no one heard about this on the news, let alone in the Corps. she keeps telling me not to say anything about it to him because it brings back the memory...and he supposedly got beat and blah blah but, surprisingly, there's not a mark on him. no scars...not even when he came home. no obvious signs of PTSD and I hate to call her on it cuz she's a really good friend unless he's marsoc or recon, we would have heard about it. it would have been in the marine times, at least. this kind of stuff happens between wives alot, i tell my wife to just nod her head and let it go. 80% of Marine wives are idiots. but who knows....it could have happened.... the world may never know. just saying, i was back in iraq last year....2009 iraq is waaaaaay different than iraq before, barely any Marines even went outside the wire. and im in an infantry battalion. hardly plausible he was captured last year and it didnt make news. |
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What are the requirements to wear the POW/MIA ribbon or claim POW/MIA status? The husband of a friend of mine was "captured" last year in Iraq but he made it out. I don't know all the details but it just seems really shady to me. She says he's not authorized to wear the ribbon...so I come to you. Fake? Haven't you heard? We aren't at war. He wasn't captured by the enemy. He was abducted by criminals. The police are investigating. If the perps are caught, they will get a trial, right here in the USA. |
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being captured by the enemy is a pretty big deal. surprising how no one heard about this on the news, let alone in the Corps. she keeps telling me not to say anything about it to him because it brings back the memory...and he supposedly got beat and blah blah but, surprisingly, there's not a mark on him. no scars...not even when he came home. no obvious signs of PTSD and I hate to call her on it cuz she's a really good friend unless he's marsoc or recon, we would have heard about it. it would have been in the marine times, at least. this kind of stuff happens between wives alot, i tell my wife to just nod her head and let it go. 80% of Marine wives are idiots. but who knows....it could have happened.... the world may never know. just saying, i was back in iraq last year....2009 iraq is waaaaaay different than iraq before, barely any Marines even went outside the wire. and im in an infantry battalion. hardly plausible he was captured last year and it didnt make news. nope. not marsoc or recon he works on jets she gave me some crap about how he wasn't in combat for 90 days so he didnt get the ribbon. i thought if you got captured AT ALL, you earned the right. even if you got captured on the first day in country |
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being captured by the enemy is a pretty big deal. surprising how no one heard about this on the news, let alone in the Corps. she keeps telling me not to say anything about it to him because it brings back the memory...and he supposedly got beat and blah blah but, surprisingly, there's not a mark on him. no scars...not even when he came home. no obvious signs of PTSD and I hate to call her on it cuz she's a really good friend unless he's marsoc or recon, we would have heard about it. it would have been in the marine times, at least. this kind of stuff happens between wives alot, i tell my wife to just nod her head and let it go. 80% of Marine wives are idiots. but who knows....it could have happened.... the world may never know. just saying, i was back in iraq last year....2009 iraq is waaaaaay different than iraq before, barely any Marines even went outside the wire. and im in an infantry battalion. hardly plausible he was captured last year and it didnt make news. nope. not marsoc or recon he works on jets she gave me some crap about how he wasn't in combat for 90 days so he didnt get the ribbon. i thought if you got captured AT ALL, you earned the right. even if you got captured on the first day in country ok, after that information, yeah. no way. |
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being captured by the enemy is a pretty big deal. surprising how no one heard about this on the news, let alone in the Corps. she keeps telling me not to say anything about it to him because it brings back the memory...and he supposedly got beat and blah blah but, surprisingly, there's not a mark on him. no scars...not even when he came home. no obvious signs of PTSD and I hate to call her on it cuz she's a really good friend unless he's marsoc or recon, we would have heard about it. it would have been in the marine times, at least. this kind of stuff happens between wives alot, i tell my wife to just nod her head and let it go. 80% of Marine wives are idiots. but who knows....it could have happened.... the world may never know. just saying, i was back in iraq last year....2009 iraq is waaaaaay different than iraq before, barely any Marines even went outside the wire. and im in an infantry battalion. hardly plausible he was captured last year and it didnt make news. nope. not marsoc or recon he works on jets she gave me some crap about how he wasn't in combat for 90 days so he didnt get the ribbon. i thought if you got captured AT ALL, you earned the right. even if you got captured on the first day in country ok, after that information, yeah. no way. ok...now I have it stuck in my head thanks to you 
naaaaaaaaaaaapalm sticks to babies 
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being captured by the enemy is a pretty big deal. surprising how no one heard about this on the news, let alone in the Corps. she keeps telling me not to say anything about it to him because it brings back the memory...and he supposedly got beat and blah blah but, surprisingly, there's not a mark on him. no scars...not even when he came home. no obvious signs of PTSD and I hate to call her on it cuz she's a really good friend unless he's marsoc or recon, we would have heard about it. it would have been in the marine times, at least. this kind of stuff happens between wives alot, i tell my wife to just nod her head and let it go. 80% of Marine wives are idiots. but who knows....it could have happened.... the world may never know. just saying, i was back in iraq last year....2009 iraq is waaaaaay different than iraq before, barely any Marines even went outside the wire. and im in an infantry battalion. hardly plausible he was captured last year and it didnt make news. nope. not marsoc or recon he works on jets she gave me some crap about how he wasn't in combat for 90 days so he didnt get the ribbon. i thought if you got captured AT ALL, you earned the right. even if you got captured on the first day in country ok, after that information, yeah. no way. ok...now I have it stuck in my head thanks to you
naaaaaaaaaaaapalm sticks to babies your husband probably knows it, its a cadence 
glad i was able to help. ERRR! |
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HA!!! Found what I was looking for...lying cunt (not you guys...her)
3. Criteria: a. The Prisoner of War Medal is issued only to those U.S. military personnel who were taken prisoner and held captive after 5 April 1917; (1) While engaged in an action against an enemy of the United States; (2) While engaged in military operations involving conflict with an opposing foreign force; or (3) While serving with friendly forces engaged in an armed conflict against an opposing force in which the United States is not a belligerent party. b. Civilians who have been credited with military service which included the period of captivity are also eligible for the medal. c. Hostages of terrorists and persons detained by governments with which the United States is not engaged actively in armed conflict are not eligible for the medal. ETA: and if that's the case, he should also be able to wear the combat action ribbon...I really hate liars! especially about shit like this 
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HA!!! Found what I was looking for...lying cunt (not you guys...her) 3. Criteria: a. The Prisoner of War Medal is issued only to those U.S. military personnel who were taken prisoner and held captive after 5 April 1917; (1) While engaged in an action against an enemy of the United States; (2) While engaged in military operations involving conflict with an opposing foreign force; or (3) While serving with friendly forces engaged in an armed conflict against an opposing force in which the United States is not a belligerent party. b. Civilians who have been credited with military service which included the period of captivity are also eligible for the medal. c. Hostages of terrorists and persons detained by governments with which the United States is not engaged actively in armed conflict are not eligible for the medal. ETA: and if that's the case, he should also be able to wear the combat action ribbon...I really hate liars! especially about shit like this slap her with that, see what she says. im sick of Marines/Marine wives that pull this kind of shit. i cant wait till i get out. 90 days! |
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HA!!! Found what I was looking for...lying cunt (not you guys...her) 3. Criteria: a. The Prisoner of War Medal is issued only to those U.S. military personnel who were taken prisoner and held captive after 5 April 1917; (1) While engaged in an action against an enemy of the United States; (2) While engaged in military operations involving conflict with an opposing foreign force; or (3) While serving with friendly forces engaged in an armed conflict against an opposing force in which the United States is not a belligerent party. b. Civilians who have been credited with military service which included the period of captivity are also eligible for the medal. c. Hostages of terrorists and persons detained by governments with which the United States is not engaged actively in armed conflict are not eligible for the medal. ETA: and if that's the case, he should also be able to wear the combat action ribbon...I really hate liars! especially about shit like this slap her with that, see what she says. im sick of Marines/Marine wives that pull this kind of shit. i cant wait till i get out. 90 days! lucky bastard! hubby just left a few weeks ago for asscrackistan and he's still got 2 years left 
i'm not sure if the 80K re-enlistment is worth it |
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It's a lot easier to tell your wife you were captured by the enemy and escaped after two days but didn't get a medal because of OPSEC than to explain to her about your lost weekend when you were passed out drunk in a whore house.
that's what I think he's done nothing but cheat and lie since they got together 
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