Long after he earned the CIB.Blackvegetable » 04 May 2026, 9:40 am » wrote: ↑ when were major combat operations declared over in Iraqnam?
False..Huey » 04 May 2026, 9:48 am » wrote: ↑ Long after he earned the CIB.
who is personally present and actively engaging the enemy during active ground combat while assigned to an infantry unit.
On May 1, 2003, President George W. Bush declared that "major combat operations in Iraq have ended" during a speech aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln. While marking the fall of Saddam Hussein's regime, this premature declaration, highlighted by a "Mission Accomplished" banner, became a controversial symbol as insurgency and conflict continued for years, with final U.S. combat troop withdrawal not occurring until December 2011Huey » 04 May 2026, 9:54 am » wrote: ↑ AI Overview
Official U.S. combat operations in Iraq formally ended on August 31, 2010, when President Barack Obama announced the end of Operation Iraqi Freedom.
That doesn't mean you are still not have battles. Jeez, you are a tard.Blackvegetable » 04 May 2026, 9:57 am » wrote: ↑ On May 1, 2003, President George W. Bush declared that "major combat operations in Iraq have ended" during a speech aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln. While marking the fall of Saddam Hussein's regime, this premature declaration, highlighted by a "Mission Accomplished" banner, became a controversial symbol as insurgency and conflict continued for years, with final U.S. combat troop withdrawal not occurring until December 2011
Sure were a lot of deaths after that date:Blackvegetable » 04 May 2026, 9:57 am » wrote: ↑ On May 1, 2003, President George W. Bush declared that "major combat operations in Iraq have ended" during a speech aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln. While marking the fall of Saddam Hussein's regime, this premature declaration, highlighted by a "Mission Accomplished" banner, became a controversial symbol as insurgency and conflict continued for years, with final U.S. combat troop withdrawal not occurring until December 2011

Yes....Huey » 04 May 2026, 10:06 am » wrote: ↑ Sure were a lot of deaths after that date:
https://time.com/45160/zero-us-fataliti ... -11-years/
There were roughly 40....Huey » 04 May 2026, 10:00 am » wrote: ↑ That doesn't mean you are still not have battles. Jeez, you are a tard.
Blackvegetable » 04 May 2026, 10:08 am » wrote: ↑Yes....Huey » 04 May 2026, 10:06 am » wrote: ↑ Sure were a lot of deaths after that date:
https://time.com/45160/zero-us-fataliti ... -11-years/
But that's not the point.
Your claim is he got the CIB by being Combat Proximate. Post your source.Blackvegetable » 04 May 2026, 10:11 am » wrote: ↑ There were roughly 40....
can you name the one in which Kegsbreath participated?
We're doing this my way.Huey » 04 May 2026, 10:12 am » wrote: ↑ Your claim is he got the CIB by being Combat Proximate. Post your source.
You made a claim.Blackvegetable » 04 May 2026, 10:16 am » wrote: ↑ We're doing this my way.
I'll take that as a "No."
Can you be awarded a Bronze Star without ever leaving your US base?
My way.
The discussion is now over his CIB.
My way...
Your claim is he got the CIB by being Combat Proximate. Post your source.