Along with Audie Murphy we can start to characterize what the word Hero might mean.
I understand John M had 40 combat air-hours over North Vietnam. That is commendable. His perseverance in the Hanoi Hilton is remarkable. What did he do that was close to what Sgt York and Audie Murphy did?
“Sergeant Alvin York
Along with Audie Murphy we can start to characterize what the word Hero might mean.
I understand John M had 40 combat air-hours over North Vietnam. That is commendable. His perseverance in the Hanoi Hilton is remarkable. What did he do that was close to what Sgt York and Audie Murphy did?”
I agree. John McCain is a war hero in the same sense that all those who step up to defend their country are heroes, but perhaps a little less. His claim to heroic fame is not because of anything he did, but due to his descent from a military family of distinction, plus a lot of bought and paid political clout and publicity. What he and Scary Kerry did to the POW/MIAs was certainly not heroic, but was effectively kept away from the mainstream public view, and by now few even know it happened.
I doubt there will ever again be another hero like Audie Murphy or Sgt. York. Not that they don’t exist or that heroic things don’t happen, but the feats of true heroes will be hidden, scrubbed and edited to the point where no one will ever know. The present political climate, media bias and public complacency do not allow for heroes. For the average member of the general public it is far more important to keep up with the Kardashians.
McCain flew 20 combat hours and got 28 medals. I think it was a total of 23 missions.