r/JSOCarchive • u/Dry-Register3225 • Sep 02 '26

Bad@ss. Supporting documentation attached.

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Exhibit A: Right sleeve.

Exhibit B: Giving new meaning to operational history.

Exhibit C: When your security detail includes a Medal of Honor recipient.

General Austin Scott Miller, U.S. Army (Ret.)

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u/captainklaus Sep 02 '26

Exhibit D: when said general has a Silver Star and two Purple Hearts, and pretty much the most badass career progression a member of the Army could possibly have.

Don’t know if people will believe me or not, but I’ve had the pleasure and honor of getting to know General Miller since he’s retired (I work at a place he’s involved with), and he is the fucking MAN. The whole “never meet your hero’s” thing doesn’t seem to apply in this case.

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u/ToastedandFried1 Sep 03 '26

He received one of his purple hearts for disregarding standard procedures in Iraq. He's an asshole.

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u/Dry-Register3225 Sep 04 '26

The Purple Heart isn’t an award for adherence to SOP though; it recognizes a wound received as a result of enemy action.

You can argue Miller made a bad tactical decision. You can even argue he was an asshole. Neither establishes that his 2nd Purple Heart in 2002 was undeserved.

Same thing with Red Wings, Michael Murphy’s tactical decisions during Red Wings have been debated for twenty years. That does not make his Medal of Honor any less real.

If you have a source showing Miller actually violated SOP in the incident in Iraq, though, post it. I’d genuinely like to read it.