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On 6/18/12 8:01 AM, Tim wrote:

On Jun 18, 6:43 am, X ` Man dump-on-conservati...@anywhere-you-
can.com wrote:
On 6/18/12 7:27 AM, BAR wrote:

In article ci.org,
says...

Rangel joined the US Army at 18. *He was assigned to the segregated,
all-African-American 503rd Field Artillery Battalion. *His nickname
was ?Sarge,? which was funny, because Rangel actually was a private
first class, not a sergeant.

On November 27, 1950, Rangel?s commander, General Douglas MacArthur,
learned that the Chinese Army was about to surround America?s Eighth
Army. *MacArthur ordered the Eighth Army to retreat. *But that could
happen only if American units held off the Chinese forces on the
Eighth Army?s right flank. *Charlie Rangel?s unit was given that
suicide mission, in what became known as the Battle of Kunu-Ri.

The Chinese Army quickly surrounded Rangel?s unit. *His unit kept
fighting.

Sundown brought less shooting, but also bitter cold. *The temperature
dropped below zero. *Even at night, the Chinese Army?s bugle orders
rang out, and the night sky was lit by Chinese flares. *Rangel called
it a ?waking nightmare.? *He kept fighting.

Having the high ground, the Chinese Army pounded Rangel?s unit with
artillery fire. *On the third day, an explosion sent shrapnel into
Rangel?s back. *The shrapnel hit him so hard that he was tossed into
a ditch. *He kept fighting.

Rangel and his unit could hear American soldiers screaming and
moaning. *They could hear American soldiers being taken prisoner..
Rangel said, ?We couldn?t see any possible way out of the situation.?
They could have surrendered. *But they didn?t.

Rangel and his unit were trapped behind enemy lines for three days of
heavy fighting. *After three terrible days, under cover of darkness,
Charlie Rangel, sleepless, wounded, bleeding and freezing, led 40
American soldiers to safety.

Half of Rangel?s battalion died in the fighting. *Rangel spent a long
time in the hospital, recuperating. *For his courage and leadership,
he was awarded a Purple Heart, a Bronze Star, two Presidential Unit
Citations, and three battle stars.

And Charlie Rangel was awarded a certain perspective on life itself.
As Charlie always says, ?Since Kunu-ri, I have never, never had a bad
day.?

One week from Tuesday, Congressman Charles Rangel faces the voters in
the New York Democratic Primary. *National Public Radio calls it
Rangel?s ?toughest reelection challenge? since he won the seat in
1970.

Win or lose, it won?t be a bad day for him. *Not after what he went
through at Kunu-ri.

Are you Alan Grayson or are you just stealing his words?

http://www.democraticunderground.com/125146994

Wow. Rangel was a hero during his service in the military. You weren't.

So was John McCain...

Rangel was a hero:

"Rangel and his unit were trapped behind enemy lines for three days of
heavy fighting. *After three terrible days, under cover of darkness,
Charlie Rangel, sleepless, wounded, bleeding and freezing, led 40
American soldiers to safety.

"Half of Rangel's battalion died in the fighting. *Rangel spent a long
time in the hospital, recuperating. *For his courage and leadership, he
was awarded a Purple Heart, a Bronze Star, two Presidential Unit
Citations, and three battle stars."

McCain got shot down and survived a brutal prison camp. No small task,
but in comparison to what Rangel did, not such a big deal.

Actually, it was quite a big deal.

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But being a hero does not make for a great politician! *My uncle in WW2
South Pacific was there 4.5 years, bronze star, *Oak Leaf cluster, 5 purple
hearts. *Great guy, favorite uncle, but would not have been a good
politician.

True. General Grant was great as a military leader, but he didn't make
a good president.