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To: dschapin

Trump has a more traditional view of what a “hero” is.

Audie Murphy would be a good example, not a ex pow..

I suppose that the younger generations do not understand this concept. But back in the day, POW’s were not considered hero’s and in fact a hero was a defined thing, not a general term for a veteran, fireman or policeman.


127 posted on 07/20/2015 7:47:52 PM PDT by Cold Heat (For Rent....call 1-555-tagline)
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To: Cold Heat; dschapin
"Trump has a more traditional view of what a 'hero' is."

And the following portrays an exercise of that particular tradition. Some of his fans enjoy the same indulgence, which also explains their contempt and envy for real heroes.

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
The New Yorker
March 18, 1939 Issue
By James Thurber
http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1939/03/18/the-secret-life-of-walter-mitty-2


132 posted on 07/20/2015 8:01:15 PM PDT by familyop (We Baby Boomers are croaking in an avalanche of corruption smelled around the planet.)
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