I am prepared for the flames but being shot down and taken POW does not make anyone a hero! If that is the case, every man taken POW during WW II was a hero. Being shot down and forced to evacuate the country does not make you a hero, like that Air Force guy back during the Clinton years. One of the things Sowell said on Sunday - and he has said this before - is during the WOT, where are our heros? We read on the blogs about guys taking positions, saving lives, killing the enemy, but none of them are portrayed as heros. These are real soldiers - not some make believe crap such as McCain!
For a real eye opener study these sometime:
http://www.army.mil/cmh-pg/moh1.htm
Pay attention to the rank of our honored heros and read the deeds that earned these men the M.O.H. It is my opinion that the higher the rank of the individual, the lower the standard for receiving it. Read the exploits of the "grunts" for true outstanding acts of heroism.
Look up Admiral Jerimiah Denton and tell me what you think.