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<\/a><\/center>Meet 80-year-old Curtis Barger, a combat veteran of the Korean War. He was awarded the Purple Heart and the Silver Star in his 21 months of service in the Army. And he left the service as a Corporal. Thanks to Doug Sterner, we have his FOIA;<\/p>\nHowever, here’s an article written about him<\/a> the other day in his hometown;<\/p>\n Barger entered the military in 1951 in Kentucky and fought in the Korean War. He said he didn\u2019t have the pleasure of driving a vehicle like the one he owns today, but traveled by foot through the mountains as a part of the Second Inventory Division.<\/p>\n \u201cI like my silver star the most because it\u2019s not the highest, but I remember well the day I was awarded that,\u201d he said.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Yeah, the 2d Inventory Division, my old unit when I was in the 10th Messkit Repair Company. That was probably the journalist’s fault though, I don’t blame Barger for that. What I do blame him for is wearing a Distinguished Service Cross, he’s not listed in the Home of Heroes<\/a> and it’s not in his records. He’s also wearing Sergeant First Class rank Larry Corum, a retired Air Force Lt. Colonel, read of Barger\u2019s wartime bravery. \u201cHe (Barger) was directly responsible for saving the man\u2019s life.\u201d<\/p>\n The document was a citation to accompany the award for the silver star from the U.S. government and signed by Wilbur Wilson, U.S. Army chief of staff.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Funny thing about that, Wilbur Wilson has never been Army Chief of Staff. During the Korean War the ACoS was either Generals J. Lawton Collins or Matthew Ridgeway. Wilbur Wilson was a colonel in the 2 Infantry Division<\/a>. But if Barger was in the 2d Infantry (or Inventory) Division, why is he wearing a 3rd Armor Division patch?<\/p>\n Well, AverageNCO sent me the article, and then noticed later that Barger is listed in POW Network<\/a>‘s Hall of Shame and he’s been there since 2008. Maybe Magen McCrarey who wrote the article for the Sentinel Echo might have checked the internet before spreading this guy’s lies.<\/p>\n But, I’m wondering why in the world, if this Barger has a Silver Star and Purple Heart, would he lie about the other things?<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n(and it looks a little small to be for a male uniform)<\/del>, and the Drill Sergeant badge with just 22 months in service. At least 12 of those months had to have been in Korea, and six months of entry training and movement to Korea, when did he find time to to be a drill sergeant.
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