[2banana]

The Navy Cross — as in second only to the Congressional Medal of Honor. Martinez, formerly of 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines, is a bona-fide American hero and the first Hispanic American since Vietnam to receive the Navy Cross. During the Battle of At Tarmiya, one of Sergeant Martinez’s fellow marines had been hit in the legs and left for dead by five terrorists holed up in an adobe garden shed. That’s when Martinez used his body to shield the dying marine from the terrorist before mounting a 20-meter frontal charge at the bunker with nothing but a depleted rifle and a grenade. With enemy bullets pinging off his gear, Martinez unpinned the grenade, slammed his body into the adobe building, and lobbed the device into the window of the structure, killing all the terrorists inside.

But as liberal professors and antiwar activists continue to wage a nationwide campaign to rid university campuses of military recruiters — in some cases going so far as to throw water bottles and scream epithets at them — it is easy to see why Sergeant Martinez would remain tight-lipped about being one of the nation’s most decorated heroes.

Indeed, as one campus newspaper reported, the rift between young veteran college students and their civilian classmates has left those who have served feeling isolated from campus life, “shunned” because of their service.

Not for nothing, but if Martinez was this brave just a few short months ago, why is he afraid of some sissified college professor...me thinks the author of this piece is going for some shock value...

[p. henry]

I think that when I retire in 5 or 6 years, I am going to take a course or two at one of the fine universities here in San Diego. Being a contrarian in a monolithic and largely unquestioning intellectual environment can actually be a lot of fun.

[wideawake]

Martinez does not want his education and future career goals sabotaged by leftist professors.

I don't blame him.

[Blue Scourge]

Because those sisified professors can make or break his chances at a degree, I've seen it happen before. If a professor doesn't like a student for any reason there is alot he or she can do to derail your dreams. And if they are tenured...forget ever having an apeal heard.