Both a Silver Star and a Bronze star are good enough for most people to be considered a hero.
If we are going to have heroes, combat decorated veterans are as good a choice as we as a people can make.
You don’t get Purple Hearts for friendly fire, only enemy fire.
My tagline is part of my image, it offers background and a basis for some of my opinions. That’s why FR offers taglines.
My service was generally unremarkable also, but it was honorable and worth the sacrifices. I don’t have to be a veteran to come to the defense of a wounded warrior and asking anyone ridiculing them to stop and withdraw their comments is righteous indignation and reasonable.
I’ll compare the honorability of my comments to your any day. If you’re not concerned, why all the responses?
Perhaps you’re feeling the shame you should for your comments and trying to justify them only made you appear more hollow.
Adios!
He's certainly no hero.
No shame here at all. They're things I would (and have) said to others face to face. I refuse to defend those that served, but decided to support an ideology and party diametrically opposed to the ideals and principles upon which the nation was founded. They obviously learned nothing from their experiences and are not deserving of the respect you demand.
Initially, I responded because there was a point to what you were saying to me and the other poster and vice versa. I am not unconcerned with the debate, I'm unconcerned with your displeasure in the comments. Not responding would have been what you classified in a post to someone else as "a drive by." However, it eventually turned to the ponderous.