The DoD Defenselink “Heroes” page may be worth a bookmark. In today’s page you can read about Silver Star winner USAF MSGT Michael Kennan, who repeatedly exposed himself to hostile fire in order to call in air strikes on enemy positions.
Or, you might read about Army Spc. Theresa Broadwell an MP and Bronze Star recipient, who came with her platoon to the rescue of another unit, only to find herself in the middle of a well-planned, urban ambush.
Or you can go through the archives, which list the exploits of common men and women who found themselves capable of uncommon acts of valor when faced with their own “crowded minute.”
Why?
Because you won’t read about them anywhere else.
“Because you won’t read about them anywhere else.”, which is a shame.
And because the MSM’s view of the world is more a measure of their minds than it is a measure of the world.
H/T: Jacques Maritain
Cap’n,
You ask ‘Why?’ The answer that immediately comes to mind is:
‘Uncommon courage is a common virtue’
Each of these heroes represent something we often overlook when discussing the Armed Services. They are volunteers, they are intelligent, dedicated and loyal to their units.
That we won’t read (or hear) about them and their exploits is, as Jeopardy says, a shame. These heroes are better than the elites of this country ever were.
But we will read about them – because men like Lex will make sure we know about them. And those of us with blogs will pass the word around. And maybe somewhere at some time, someone who has tried hard to ignore such courage and virtue as displayed by these incredible men and women – will suddenly have the scales removed from their eyes and will see the world as it really is. Instead of the pablum they are force-fed by a media too full of their own self-importance to tell the truth, or even a tiny version of it.
Careful SD, those words are connected to a couple of days when it was literally true. The quote is “valor”. Not to diminish anything that anyone has done, but the gents who waded ashore on Iwo Jima faced a skilled prepared foe, and almost certain death.