The little known, though much-coveted award is given by West Point to a veteran deserving of such an honor. This veteran is normally someone who saw combat, and usually are injured, though not always, and served with distinguished, noted honor.
This year, it was a tough competition, with contenders from the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marines, and there was no shortage of real American heroes, all of them vying for the honor of being recognized for their sacrifice and service to their nation.
Naturally, such an honor went to Rock’n Roll Hall of Fame reject, Ted Nugent. President Donald Trump is rumored to have put in the good word for his ardent supporter himself, mentioning to the election committee specifically, Nugent’s sparkling service record.
In 1969, while the Vietnam war raged, a conflict that saw 58,000 American soldiers die, Nugent bravely answered the call of duty and reported to the draft office. With hand over heart, he swore on a Bible, that he was not healthy enough for duty, and proved as much by repeatedly defecating in his pants.
Donald Trump, a man who also dodged the draft because of his sore feet, wrote in a passionate letter upon Presidential letterhead, that though Nugent could not serve with his countrymen overseas, he served a war at home, where he was incontinent in the weeks leading up to and only a little after his appointment with the draft committee.
The brave sacrifice of his soiled underwear was, according to the President, a step above the other candidates for the award. It included an Army infantryman who threw himself on top of a grenade in Iraq, a Navy sailor who rescued a raft of refugees who were drowning in American waters, at great risk of injury to himself, and the widow of a Marine who entered her husband, posthumously, after he sacrificed himself for the good of his fellow men.
Congratulations, Mr. Nugent!
