The only other guy don't seem to think much of in this thread is Colonel David H. Hackworth. To bad pal, because he's just the guy your kind ask to cover your ass as you run away from enemy fire.
Let me tell you a little about Col. Hackworth:
All citations for a Silver Star - America's third highest decoration for gallantry - begin with "For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action while serving as…," and although the stories that follow that line are all unique and from various periods in history, they contain the same themes: leadership, bravery, courage, determination.
Throughout his military career, Col. Hackworth earned ten ( 10 ) Silver Stars for actions in Korea and Vietnam, the most Silver Stars awarded to a single person. You just keep on taking your cheap shots at your betters, pal.
But if you take nothing else away from this pal, just remember, you can't kill anything with a pen that writes like a BB gun. Be careful. Inexperience with handling your pen could lead to poking your eye out with it.