[Hildy]

That's a hero...but women with children shouldn't go to war. That's my opinion.

[Sister_T]

She's much more of a "heroine" than Jessica Lynch!

[CharlotteVRWC]

I'll never forget the look in her eyes of the picture released when she was captured.

[cyborg]

Good article.

[Arkinsaw]

When you are captured by the enemy, and your captors end up commenting that you are "strong", then you have done your best as a soldier and American. Really proud of her.

[Cicero]

God bless her. She has the right attitude. Getting captured isn't, as she says, the kind of heroism that deserves a medal. Nonetheless her conduct as a captive was heroic. More so, I think, than someone like John Kerry, who used his political connections to get himself awarded a Silver Star for shooting a wounded man, and three (count 'em, three) Purple Hearts for three scratches.

[armymarinemom]

She is one strong lady. I noticed how painful it was for her to walk from the first videos of the rescued group but she kept going.

[BenLurkin]

"I'm a survivor, not a hero," Johnson told Essence magazine in its March issue. "The heroes are the soldiers who paid the ultimate price and the Marines who risked their lives to rescue us. ... They took a chance and because they did, I'm here."

I gotta respect this veteran for her down to earth attitude and devotion to duty. What I've seen of her to date has been pretty impressive for someone who was just another G.I. not that long ago.

[camas]

didn't kerry get a silver star for ???? and she only gets a bronze star!! i sure hope the truth about kerry comes out and soon.

[NonValueAdded]

"I'm a survivor, not a hero," Johnson told Essence magazine in its March issue. "The heroes are the soldiers who paid the ultimate price and the Marines who risked their lives to rescue us. ... They took a chance and because they did, I'm here."

Well, God Bless her. She is definitely one of America's finest.

[Catspaw]

"I'm a survivor, not a hero," Johnson told Essence magazine in its March issue. "The heroes are the soldiers who paid the ultimate price and the Marines who risked their lives to rescue us. ... They took a chance and because they did, I'm here."

I admire her humility, her strength and her courage to get through this ordeal, as I do for all of our returned POWs.

[hocndoc]

She sounds like a good woman and I'll bet she was an asset to her unit and uniform. I'm grateful to her for protecting me and my country.

I wonder how the decision is made between Bronze and Silver Stars, etc. (Am I correct that there's only a certain number given out, rather than them being awarded to everyone who meets a certain criteria?)

When we think about the POW in this war, it's important to remember how John Kerry responded to the POW's of Vietnam:


http://worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=37070
http://www.newsmax.com/archives/articles/2004/2/13/165004.shtml
http://frontpagemag.com/Articles/ReadArticle.asp?ID=11940

From the last link:

"“Senator Kerry,” Nguyen continues, “was caught on camera making a promise to the North Vietnamese communists that he would ensure that they weren’t embarrassed by their concocted stories.”""

[Prince Charles]

Hero bump...

[cynicom]

Calling John Kerry, hello John Kerry..will Mr. Kerry step forward and proclaim his hero status.