Why do most people call people in the army heroes? When most of them haven't performed a specific heroic act.
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grania
Because when they signed up many believed it was to protect - oh, someone like - you.
My son wasn't in Iraq a month before he threw down his M-16 and walked into a small clinic near the Baghdad airport and volunteered his EMT skills. He picked up a 75 lb medic pack and went to work.
He was blinded when he suffered a head injury during heavy shelling while working on a Marine. He refused to carry arms because he got to know the Iraqui people a bit and felt that something stank and it wasn't in Denmark.
Here's one of my favorite bumper stickers that answers your question:
"Ask me about MY son who died for you!"
My son wasn't in Iraq a month before he threw down his M-16 and walked into a small clinic near the Baghdad airport and volunteered his EMT skills. He picked up a 75 lb medic pack and went to work.
He was blinded when he suffered a head injury during heavy shelling while working on a Marine. He refused to carry arms because he got to know the Iraqui people a bit and felt that something stank and it wasn't in Denmark.
Here's one of my favorite bumper stickers that answers your question:
"Ask me about MY son who died for you!"
madasalizard · 36-40, M
Yes, and that might be the most stupid bumper sticker ever!
grania
How sad that you feel that way. I was amazed at how my son's buddies viewed the war as serious protection for YOU. Turns out it was political posturing and power plays as usual, but I met far more idealists than I did cynics.