The Lost Heroes of the War on Terror

American Spectator ^ | 25 may 07 | Jeff Emanuel

[rellimpank]

Despite taking place in an age of seemingly limitless information, the Global War on Terror (GWOT) has spawned a paucity of stories on the topics of heroic action and courage under fire. Regardless of whether this has been the result of honest, unfortunate oversight, or a byproduct of the "if it bleeds, it leads" mindset of a sensationalist 24-hour media apparatus which seems willing only to report the bad news from the various fronts in the War on Terror, the fact remains that there are no grand tales being told of modern Audie Murphies, Jimmy Doolittles, Pappy Boyingtons, Bill Pitsenbargers, or Bud Days, despite the fact that the nation -- and a significant amount of her soldiers -- is at war. This is not a new phenomenon; even the most recent pre-GWOT recipients of the Congressional Medal of Honor -- Army sergeants Randy Shughart and Gary Gordon, who were killed in Mogadishu in 1993 -- are hardly household names. However, the high-profile nature of the War on Terror should mean that more such tales reach the living rooms of Americans who are hungry for more than the

[usmcobra]

The liberals have a very active campaign to destroy the memories of all our heroes and the media actively supplies us the false heroes that can be destroyed when necessary or when the facts are revealed.

They are not allowing heroes any more unless they control them.

[andyandval]

a paucity of stories on the topics of heroic action and courage under fire.

This is a damn shame.

MSM is paying for their adolescent irresponsibility and will continue to do so.

[ovrtaxt]

Meanwhile, FOX fills it’s airtime with vapid crap like whatsername, that scientologist woman who reports National Enquirer stuff.