MURPH: THE PROTECTOR
“There was also the very touching scene when Michael was awarded the Medal of Honor, posthumously in October 2007. His parents went to the ceremony and presented to President George W. Bush Michael's dog tags. Dan relayed the story in greater detail to American Thinker: ‘The president took us into the Oval Office, took off his jacket and tie, and unbuttoned his shirt. He put the dog tags on under his T-shirt and then got redressed. During the presentation of the Medal of Honor, the president kept putting his hand to his chest. At the outside ceremony, he broke protocol and told Michael's mom, Maureen, and I that with the dog tags he had Michael right next to his heart. These dog tags are now in the presidential library. I consider him a soldier's commander-in-chief, especially after he explained to us that 'the loss of one of my men always affects me.' As a veteran, that struck a chord with me, because he understood that those being sent into harm's way was his responsibility. He even received a biography of every soldier lost to remind him the cost of the decisions he made.’"
http://www.americanthinker.com/2013/03/murph_the_protector_hollywood_gets_one_right.html#ixzz2OWeFSiQV
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