New York, NY - Due to the recent prisoner abuse scandal, many soldiers slated to receive the Bronze Star will be dropped from the list of recipients...
The Army's 800th Military Police Brigade has come under fire for the recent investigation revealing abuse of Iraqi prisoners at the Abu Ghraib penitentiary.
An Army report into the abuses at the prison, written by Maj. Gen. Antonio Taguba, faulted Brig. Gen. Janis Karpinski and other commanders in the brigade and its subordinate battalions, saying leaders paid too little attention to the prison's day-to-day operations. Previous abuses of prisoners or lapses at the prison went unpunished or unheeded, the report found.
The Bronze Star denotes heroism, outstanding achievement or meritorious service. Karpinski said the decision to cancel Bronze Star awards was yet another blow to an already demoralized brigade, which was stretched thin across Iraq while handling some of the Army's toughest tasks.
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