Family of MOH Recipient Turned Away from White House

| September 30, 2010

Earlier Jonn had a post about the Bush’s touch of class with the Gold Star Mothers. This after Operator Dan gave us his tempered and subtle opinion of the CinC.

Imagine my surprise when I came across this little gem

SPOKANE, Wash. — Family of Medal of Honor recipient Vernon Baker was denied access to the White House’s West Wing on Saturday, a day after the World War II hero was buried at Arlington National Cemetery.

Why you might ask? Well for all the right reasons of course….

Baker’s widow, Heidy, and grandson, Vernon Pawlik, 10, were denied entry because the boy was wearing shorts and a T-shirt. His shirt had a picture of his grandfather on it.

Yup, violation of the dress code.

Could this get any better? You betcha…

Vernon Baker, of St. Maries, Idaho, was the last living black World War II Medal of Honor winner.

The first black President couldn’t honor the last black MOH winner of WWII.

I realize that Obama didn’t personally turn them away but what kind of culture exists at the White House that the staff didn’t feel they could make an exception for the Grandson of the last black MOH recipient of WWII after he just watched the Old Guard bury his Grandfather with all the dignity he no doubt earned…..Vernon Bakers MOH citation.

Thank you Operator Dan, for a well timed rant, you saved me alot more typing…

UPDATE: I almost forgot HM2 FMF-SW ret had his obit up back in July

Category: Barack Obama/Joe Biden, Liberals suck, Military issues, Real Soldiers

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Jacobite

I assume that at some point between the action at the first observation post and the action in the draw that he traded his M1 for a submachine gun? Just curious, wish there was a better account of the action to read. The official citation is far more vague.

Regardless of the story, are the White House’s actions really that surprising? The curent CIC doesn’t appear to care about the military period.

OldTrooper

As I mentioned to Jonn in an email; granted rules are rules, however, if you are inviting someone to the West Wing; shouldn’t you ‘splain the dress code to them, BEFORE they get there?

Jacobite

Thanks Tanker, I love the cougar story, lol.

Casey J Porter

You think it would be a no-brainier to dress nice when you go to the White House.

Having said that, these does not imply a culture in the White House, it just seems that some staffer acting like an idiot.

I’m not a fan of Obama, but this is really reaching.

Casey J Porter

Oops, sorry about the typos.

Terry Dow

This would never had happened at the Bush White House. The arrogance of the current administration is beyond belief!

Southern Class

While the prez did not do the actual turning away, their staff did.
As for “dress code”; The prez and the her, don’t follow the dress code either. She dresses like a steet slut, and he thinks he is a tennis jock. Even Hill and Billy dressed presidential.
The most casual I evah saw Jimmah Cahtah, was when he wore those sweaters for his fireside talks. We don’t even have to compare RWR, GHWB, GWB, and their ladies attire.
Just more pompous, “I am the WON, and I can do it anyway I want to, while those of you below me must meet standards.”
Nuf Sed

Southern Class

Old Tanker, You called him the First black president. How do you figure that? He was born of a white mother and black father, with the white mother raising him like a rich white kid. Only think that makes him black is his nappy hair and his claim to blackness. Wasn’t but a decade or so ago that he would be politely called a mulatto.
And I am not a racist, I don’t like his white half either.

Spade

Jacobite,

Well, Thompsons were designated M1 and M1A1. Dunno when we gun people started being anal about the whole clip/magazine thing either. I’d venture he’d had the Thompson the whole time, but like you said it’s kinda vague. Although these things often seem vague. Mitchell Paige’s MOH citation uses the words “aggressively lead a bayonet charge” instead of “lead a charge down a hill while carrying and shooting from the hip a goddamn 80 pound water cooled .30 caliber machine gun.” Dunno who the hell writes these things at the end.

Obbop

I will dress up for that worthy of respect.

For decades the residents of the White House have allowed mega-millions of illegal invader aliens to flood across our borders.

Immense economic harm has severely impacted USA citizens, especially those in the working-poor classes.

Also, far more USA citizens have been killed and injured at the hands of rampaging illegal aliens than all mid-east-based terrorists combined.

The “White House” along with the entire federal government has lost my loyalty.

“There’s class warfare, all right, Mr. (Warren) Buffett said, but it’s my class, the rich class, that’s making war, and we’re winning.”

Respect that which despises you? steals the wealth your efforts create?

The feds consume, never create.

The greatest threat to We, the People’s freedoms is the entrenched power structures embedded in all aspects of USA society and the well-honed propaganda systems within the USA has convinced the vast majority of Americans that as “things” are is considered correct and proper.

Obey.

Disobey and the immense forces arrayed against you can easily destroy you in many ways.