[Repeat Offender]

Two I can think of by name:

Chris Kyle

James Mattis

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Or any of the 39 Marines I've served with over the years that have lost their lives in Iraq or Afghanistan.

[Sleepless in Jerusalem]

You are right and I am wrong. I said that other than firemen and honest policemen there have been no American heroes since Abraham Lincoln.

The millions of Americans who’ve fought and/or died in battle (Thank you, Seals, Marines, Soldiers, Airmen and Sailors) are heroes; as well as the millions of unsung who’ve risked their lives intervening or saving beleaguered family members or strangers.

And there is the category of hero for those who simply live up to and thus defend Absolute Values as opposed to propagating a moral-free America.

My comment was said in the heat of disappointment in Patraeus, whom I had considered a hero.