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The Defense Department announced that the plans for a new medal for drone pilots and cyber warriors have been canceled.<\/p>\n

A number of groups representing military associations and vet service organizations had lobbied the White House to instruct the Defense Department to lower the ranking of the new drone medal. They would like the Distinguished Warfare Medal to be ranked below the Bronze Star and the Purple Heart.<\/p>\n

The Distinguished Warfare Medal had been announced by former Defense Secretary Leon Panetta. The new Defense Secretary, Chuck Hagel, then asked the Pentagon to review the metal’s ranking after public outcry. The 19 organizations banded together as part of the request stated in their letter to president Obama that they would like the Distinguished Warfare metal to be demoted to below the Purple Heart, and were soliciting the president’s “personal involvement.”<\/p>\n

The groups included The American Legion, The Military Order of the Purple Heart, the Veterans (more…)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Defense Department announced that the plans for a new medal for drone pilots and cyber warriors have been canceled. A number of groups representing military associations and vet service organizations had lobbied the White House to instruct the Defense…<\/span><\/p>\n

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