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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Some veterans and active duty troops are upset with the Pentagon over a new military medal. It's called the Distinguished Warfare Medal and it's set to be awarded to some drone pilots and other cyber warfare experts who've never actually set foot on a battlefield. The new medal, still months away from being awarded, is higher than the Bronze Star and Purple Heart. A spoof of the medal appeared on a Facebook page called the Duffel Blog.
"To pin something on a guy's chest that ranks higher than the Purple Heart like you mentioned for sitting in an air conditioned trailer playing with a joystick doesn't sit well with me," says retired Air Force Lt. Col. Dan Hampton.
5 veterans now serving in Congress are introducing a bill that would prohibit the Defense Department from making the medal equal or higher to the Purple Heart.
"To pin something on a guy's chest that ranks higher than the Purple Heart like you mentioned for sitting in an air conditioned trailer playing with a joystick doesn't sit well with me," says retired Air Force Lt. Col. Dan Hampton.
5 veterans now serving in Congress are introducing a bill that would prohibit the Defense Department from making the medal equal or higher to the Purple Heart.
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Man pleads guilty to Memphis officer's murder
May 21, 2013 22:22 GMT
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) -- A former death row inmate is set to be released from prison after he pleaded guilty to second-degree murder of a Memphis police officer.
Shelby County District Attorney Amy Weirich said Tuesday that she has accepted Timothy McKinney's guilty plea.
McKinney was convicted of first-degree murder for the fatal shooting of Officer Don Williams. The officer was killed outside a comedy club in December 1997.
McKinney appealed and won a new trial, which ended with a deadlocked jury. A third trial earlier this year also ended in a hung jury.
The Commercial Appeal reports that McKinney was sentenced to 15 years in prison. Since he's already served more than 15 years -- including 11 on death row -- McKinney will be released this week.
Williams' family opposed the settlement.
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