The new blue, red and white-ribboned Distinguished Warfare Medal will be
awarded to individuals for "extraordinary achievement" related to a
military operation that occurred after Sept. 11, 2001. But unlike other
combat medals, it does not require the recipient risk his or her life to
get it.
I know there should be a way to reward drone pilots who kill insurgents or provide close air support but a medal similar to the bronze star doesn't seem to be the way. Maybe a drone pin or something would have been more appropriate.
Also the first thing I thought of when I read about this was "I wonder if you get a special cluster whenever you extra-judiciously kill an American Citizen?" Maybe you get a little Obama "O" symbol added to the blue, red and white medal.
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