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President Bush awards Purple Heart to Tehachapi Marine
A Tehachapi man and U.S. Marine sergeant injured by a land mine while in Afghanistan received a Purple Heart medal from President Bush Thursday morning at the National Naval Medical Center in Maryland.Sgt. Justin Clenard lost his legs from the knees down. Clenard stepped on a buried landmine on June 23 while going door to door in a deserted village, looking for Taliban, his step mother Kerrin Clenard said. The Purple Heart is awarded to those who have been wounded or killed while serving in the U.S. military. “It really meant a lot to him,” said Kerrin, who was with Justin at the medical center. Clenard was on his third tour of duty in the region. He graduated from Tehachapi High School in 2004. Kerrin said Justin is in good spirits and recovering well. President Bush broke ground Thursday morning in Bethesda on a $970 million Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, set to open in 2011. While there, he visited 20 injured soldiers, including Clenard at 11 a.m., Kerrin said. Bush gave Justin a pep talk, saying doctors could do a lot for his legs with prosthetics. They posed for a picture, Bush gave him a presidential coin, and he kissed Justin on the head, Kerrin said. “This was really a huge booster for him to have the president visit him,” Kerrin said. She added: “(Justin) will be running by next year.” Clenard’s family was in attendance including his mother Lori Sander; father Christopher Clenard; brother Kevin Clenard and Justin’s grandmother, Doris Anderson. Kerrin said Justin has been getting dozens of calls of support from friends, family and colleagues in the military. “Thanks to everyone who’s been supporting Justin.”
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posted by
countygirl
on Jul 4, 2008 at 12:08 AM
Thanks for posting this gube! It's really good to hear he's doing well and I'm glad he got recognized for this. He deserves it so much! posted by
swilli
on Jul 21, 2008 at 11:51 AM
Another point of view. This picture broke my heart. His legs went to pay for Bush's selfish focus on the oil in Iraq. All we got was highter gas prices, maimed bodies and minds, and over 4000 dead. Sorry to be so negative but that's the way I see it. posted by
Sparks
on Jul 21, 2008 at 12:16 PM
Swilli there is nothing to be sorry for, most of us feel as you do. There are many brave soldiers who are willing to do anything to protect our country. I'm very proud of them all, and I'm glad they here for us, someday America may actually need them. Sadly, Bush is a greedy, self serving...... OK, no profanity right? Anyway, It's good to see that this young man is getting the medical help and support he deserves. Life will not be easy for him. When one of our own gets hurt, it's very sad, and angers most of us. However, the important thing now is to show how much we care for our soldiers, and to support them in any way we can. Voicing your opinion on the Iraq War is one of the ways to support our soldiers. You may be the first, but you wont' be the last to speak of your hatred for Bush and what he is doing to our men and women in the military on this blog. If we had all our soldiers in Afghanistan dealing with the land mines and the Taliban instead of over in Iraq trying to please Bush, things may have turned out differently for this brave young man. posted by
gube
on Jul 21, 2008 at 12:48 PM
Another thing that upsets me is that the TN posted this same story 4 days after I posted it here on the blogs. I got it off of the Bakersfield Californian on line on the 3rd of July and the TN ran it on the 7th. I understand that the TN is a weekly newspaper But the TN news on some occasions will post news stories as they happen.........They have done this with the depot fire on at least two times. Why is a old building that burnt down more news Worthy then one of Tehachapi's own being severely injured ?..I personally feel that Sgt. Justin Clenard receiving the Purple Heart should have been reported on as it happened. The Bakersfield Californian reported on it and so it wouldn't have been hard to post the story here on the news. swilli I to feel as you do about this poorly planed out war. Bush has done more to hurt this country then ant terrorist ever did. Because of Bush the whole world hates the USA. Our next president has his work cut out for him because of Bush. posted by
riceme
on Jul 21, 2008 at 12:58 PM
Well stated, Gube.... all the way around. Especially your closing remark: "That being said I feel it is important to show our troops support despite how I feel about these wars."
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