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**”I mean, he got shot down three times!” said Modine**

That’s what happens in war you idiot.

And through sheer courage and intestinal fortitude, *survived* all three times.

How ‘bout Modine?

Think he’d have the necessary sand?

"That’s what happens in war you idiot."

I guess he has no problem with John F'n Kerry's three Purple Hearts received for Abrasions by Rice Kernels.

"...I mean, he got shot down three times!” said Modine..."

Note to Modine:
Hey Matt, you've got it completely backwards. Imagine the courage it took to get back in the cockpit and fly back in there after the first time, and the second time, knowing the potential consequences.

A military pilot doesn't have the option of saying "no thanks, I've already been shot down. I don't want to go back". They go where they are ordered to go, and put their lives on the line for the greater good. Something, that as a narcissistic, self-indulgent, Hollywood actor (make-believe artist?), you'll never understand.

Oh and by the way, it would not "defeat the enemy" to leave when given the chance. It would give an enemy a major propaganda victory (you know, much like your entire existence) for an officer to accept a release and leave behind other troops. Do you understand the concept of duty to others? Especially an officer's duty to subordinates for whose very lives they, as leaders, are responsible? Believe it or not, it's a much heavier burden than deciding which marginal movie to pretend to be someone else in. See, one major difference between an officer and an executive is that an officer has to take care of the needs of his subordinates, rather than demanding that his subordinates take care of him.

Accepting parole or special favors from enemy captors is expressly forbidden by the US Military Code of Conduct for the simple reasons of the aforementioned propaganda advantage, and that it would provide an enemy captor with a wedge to drive the remaining prisoners apart. It would be the extreme example of self-interest and disregard for the welfare of others, and is a court-martial offense. I suppose they probably didn't teach you that in fake Hollywood boot camp on the set of FMJ.

Call up your old colleague from FMJ, Retired Gunnery Sergeant R. Lee Ermy, and ask him about it. He'll square you away. And please stop trying to elevate your status by diminishing that of other, far better men. It's a pathological weakness, and it makes you seem petty. In reality, you're not worthy of polishing John McCain's old low quarters.

**”I mean, he got shot down three times!” said Modine**

Hell, Jon Cary gave himself paper cuts at least that many times, and he got Purple Hearts for it. Remember, he served in Vietnam.