Sen. John Murtha Dead at 77 - New England Patriots Forums

scout · 02-08-2010, 02:29 PM

Prayers to his family.

***IcyPatriot*** · 02-08-2010, 03:05 PM

Prayers for his family and friends ... which elevator do traitors ride in?

The national debt just went down a tick or two.

Murtha often exchanged votes with the GOP for earmarks ... profited hugely from the Iraq war.

He'll forever be known as a corrupt and bitter person

... the world won't miss him ... only his rich friends and family will.

***Harry Boy*** · 02-08-2010, 03:07 PM

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May God Have Mercy On His Soul.

We All Die

***DarrylS*** · 02-08-2010, 03:22 PM

Some things are better left unsaid.. less is more.

***BelichickFan*** · 02-08-2010, 03:38 PM

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Originally Posted by DarrylS

Some things are better left unsaid.. less is more.

OK . . . bye Jack.

***Patters*** · 02-08-2010, 07:44 PM

He was an old style politician, who showed a lot courage when he came out against the Iraq War. By doing so, he helped save American lives. RIP.

DisgruntledTunaFan · 02-08-2010, 10:10 PM

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Originally Posted by IcyPatriot

Prayers for his family and friends ... which elevator do traitors ride in?

The national debt just went down a tick or two.

Murtha often exchanged votes with the GOP for earmarks ... profited hugely from the Iraq war.

He'll forever be known as a corrupt and bitter person

... the world won't miss him ... only his rich friends and family will.

Patriot_in_NY · 02-08-2010, 11:03 PM

Ummmmm, in the words of a friend.

"I am not going to pretend I care much about this guy. Which isn't the same as dancing on his grave. I'm just not going to overcompensate and pretend I'm praying for him."

Sucks for his family that he's dead an all, but he lost me at Haditha. Harry say's it best........ We all die..... yaaaaaaaaaaaaawn.

efin98 · 02-09-2010, 01:05 AM

Sen. John Murtha?

When did he get appointed to that office?

REPRESENTATIVE Murtha was a fighter, that's the only good thing I can say about him now that he has passed. RIP to a grizzled veteran, one of a fading lot of people out of another era politically.

***DarrylS*** · 02-09-2010, 03:56 AM

Having been involved in the Peace Movement since the 60's.. always find those warriors who have experienced combat and now support peace worthy of admiration, their perspective is much different than all of the armchair quarterbacks who think that this war stuff is just a huge video game..

You can all shyt all over him, but he had the right to say what he did, perhaps moreso, and once again the first amendment is not situational....

Without regard the Army, Marine and Navy Times are all running the same article..

Murtha, powerful troop advocate, dead at 77 - Army News, news from Iraq, - Army Times

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A friend of rank-and-file troops and a confidante of current and former military leaders, the 77-year-old old former Marine Corps officer and Vietnam veteran helped find money for bigger military pay raises when Democratic and Republican administrations tried to cap increases. He also pushed for getting better equipment into the hands of ground troops.

The 19-term lawmaker was the first Vietnam veteran elected to Congress, and he remained a member of the Marine Corps Reserves until 1990.

In recent years, it was Murtha’s influence that led Congress to provide a $500 allowance for every month a service member was held on active-duty under stop-loss orders. And it was Murtha who forced the Defense Department come up with a way to provide more time between deployments for Iraq and Afghanistan combat veterans.

John Murtha - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Murtha left Washington and Jefferson College in 1952 to join the Marine Corps and was awarded the American Spirit Honor Medal for displaying outstanding leadership qualities during training. Murtha became a drill instructor at Parris Island and was selected for Officer Candidate School at Quantico, Virginia. Murtha was then assigned to the Second Marine Division, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.

Murtha left the Marines in 1955. He remained in the Reserves after his discharge from active duty until he volunteered for service in the Vietnam War, serving from 1966 to 1967, serving as a battalion staff officer (S-2 Intelligence Section), receiving the Bronze Star with Valor device, two Purple Hearts and the Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry. He retired from the Marine Corps Reserve as a Colonel in 1990, receiving the Navy Distinguished Service Medal.