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On Jun 18, 7:12 am, X ` Man dump-on-conservati...@anywhere-you-
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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-
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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.