Perhaps the final word on the Schmidt incident, from the Marine who she quoted (who says “coward” wasn’t his).

And a retired Marina corporal writes:

As both a Buckeye and a former Marine, I have some thoughts on the
Schmidt/Murtha situation. Although it is technically true that she did
not call him a coward, it was certainly implied in the letter she read.
I don’t doubt Rep. Murtha’s physical courage, but his moral courage may
indeed be legitimately questioned when he first supports sending troops
into combat and then calls for them to be withdrawn before they have a
chance to accomplish their mission. However, the word “coward” is so
charged, especially to military and ex-military types, that it should
probably only be reserved for the most egregious cases, such as actually
running away in the face of the enemy. Rep. Murtha’s more recent comments
regarding today’s military were actually much worse, in my opinion, and
could definitely hurt recruitment.
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