I'm sure these young people mean well. Some of them may not be what they say they are, but their demands are obviously reflected by many in the military, as so many donated to Ron Paul's campaign.
Murtha, the ex Marine was all mouth and helped the dems take control of Congress on an anti war program, the dems control congress and nothing has changed, except Murtha is no longer of any use and is relegated to a closet.
From left to right: Good Conduct medal, National Defense Medal, and it looks like the other three are the Global War on Terror Expeditionary Medal, GWOT Service Medal and something else. The last one might be a campaign medal for Iraq or Afghanistan.