# Duhbya wearing a unit citation he didn't earn??

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**Category:** The BBQ Pit\
**Created:** [August 27, 2004, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/duhbya-wearing-a-unit-citation-he-didnt-earn/261721 "2004-08-27T02:19:43Z")\
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**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\
**Post date:** [August 28, 2004, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/duhbya-wearing-a-unit-citation-he-didnt-earn/261721/41 "2004-08-28T04:19:56Z")

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> [@elucidator](#):
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> Bow tie. $5 says **liberal** is one of those bow tie guys.

Nah. He’s a flip it twice and cinch it up kinda guy. Works for political rhetoric, as well. 😛

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**Author:** ![duffer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/duffer/32/1026_2.png) [@duffer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/duffer)\
**Post date:** [August 28, 2004, 7:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/duhbya-wearing-a-unit-citation-he-didnt-earn/261721/42 "2004-08-28T07:08:43Z")

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> [@Chefguy](#):
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> Nah. He’s a flip it twice and cinch it up kinda guy. Works for political rhetoric, as well. 😛

Hell, now we know how Democrats keep getting elected. Just flip twice! 😉

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**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\
**Post date:** [August 28, 2004, 7:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/duhbya-wearing-a-unit-citation-he-didnt-earn/261721/43 "2004-08-28T07:21:04Z")

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GeeDubya only flipped once, but he stayed flipped.

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**Author:** ![duffer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/duffer/32/1026_2.png) [@duffer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/duffer)\
**Post date:** [August 28, 2004, 7:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/duhbya-wearing-a-unit-citation-he-didnt-earn/261721/44 "2004-08-28T07:27:31Z")

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> [@elucidator](#):
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> GeeDubya only flipped once, but he stayed flipped.

Never flopped, he’s got Kerry on that one. 😉

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**Author:** ![Liberal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/848f3c/32.png) [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\
**Post date:** [August 28, 2004, 10:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/duhbya-wearing-a-unit-citation-he-didnt-earn/261721/45 "2004-08-28T10:04:08Z")

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No bowtie. No necktie. I still wear basically hippie garb. You may settle your bets among yourselves.

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**Author:** ![smartini](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/22d042/32.png) [@smartini](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smartini)\
**Post date:** [August 28, 2004, 11:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/duhbya-wearing-a-unit-citation-he-didnt-earn/261721/46 "2004-08-28T11:50:03Z")

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> [@duffer](#):
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> Never flopped, he’s got Kerry on that one. 😉

Duhbya never flopped? Damn! Then what do we call the last 4 years? 😕

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**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\
**Post date:** [August 28, 2004, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/duhbya-wearing-a-unit-citation-he-didnt-earn/261721/47 "2004-08-28T14:26:30Z")

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> [@Liberal](#):
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> No bowtie. No necktie. I still wear basically hippie garb. You may settle your bets among yourselves.

So flip-flops are your footwear of choice?

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**Author:** ![Liberal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/848f3c/32.png) [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\
**Post date:** [August 28, 2004, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/duhbya-wearing-a-unit-citation-he-didnt-earn/261721/48 "2004-08-28T15:25:01Z")

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Footwear? What is this thing called “footwear”? 😃

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**Author:** ![Seven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Seven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Seven)\
**Post date:** [August 29, 2004, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/duhbya-wearing-a-unit-citation-he-didnt-earn/261721/49 "2004-08-29T21:32:20Z")

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When I pointed this issue out on another board, I was offered this tidbit.

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> That medal is a UNIT CITATION, when you are assigned to a unit that has one of these citations you MUST wear it in either your class A uniform or your class B uniform. When you leave that unit then you no longer wear it.

It seems Bush has a right to wear that medal. It also seems **SpectBrain** backs this up by his post a few back.

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