It is a pet peeve of mine as well. The establishment media uses this as a form of propaganda. To them, a successful actor is very, very important.
A successful military hero is non-existent.
This signals to those listening and reading what is really valued and what is not.
It frosted me no end when a good friend, who was reportedly the second most decorated U.S. soldier in WWII, who had a long and distinguished career, died. He never got a peep on national media.
It is up to us to publish the obituaries of those who have made our society great, to offset this studied indifference by the establishment media.
Well said.
Also, those who deserve it don’t need it. The rest is just frou frou crap, imo.
My Dad didn’t want a military funeral. He said if he had died fighting during the War (WWII) then fine but, he didn’t so he didn’t think that was necessary for him. My oldest brother really wanted us to have that for him because he deserved it. We all got that, his feelings on it, but regardless, it wasn’t what my Dad wanted. And that’s all that counted in the end.
As for the MASH TV show, my Dad hated it (mostly Alan Alda, lol). I didn’t understand it at the time. Anyway, I liked the show, thought it was funny as a teen. I started watching when it was in syndication/reruns. My Dad watched with me a few times and saw it differently, from my perspective...as a funny show not based in reality.