More members of Congress ask for Peralta review I surely hope that they reconsider it is obvious even to a mere corporal that this process was contaminated by politics I read the article in this week s MCTimes and I was surprised to read that a medical forensic panel was used to help determine whether or not he was approved Since when do awards even the highest award need anything other than eyewitness statements I m a bit confused too on another part if the award was on President Bush s desk then how did Secretary Gates reject it and lower it to a Navy Cross I was hoping you might have some glimmer of an answer for me but I understand if you are as frustrated as I