Letters, Mar. 12, 1951

Fruit Salad for All?

Sir:

Bravo for your Feb. 19 slap at the back-scratching brass of the armed forces whose foremost ambitions seem to center on the accumulation of a colorful array of "fruit salad" for their dress uniforms.

It's about time the Army, Navy and Air Force got together on the subject of "What price heroism," and lowered the boom on the deskbound members of the armed forces medals and awards sections . . .

L. E. FIERO JR.

Hot Springs, Ark.

Sir:

My hat goes off to you for bringing to the public eye a...

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