the gift of valor

It's a bit long (almost 8 minutes) but it's worth it. It's an interview with the psych doctor that was with CPL Dunham before he died. CPL Dunham was the most recent recipient of the Medal of Honor. Heroes don't have superpowers, they can't fly around, or are faster than a speeding bullet, or have x-ray vision. Sure, it'd help if they were indestructible, vulnerable only to a special green-glowing rock but most often times it's being at the wrong place at the right time, doing the right thing in a bad situation, and more often than not, being just a little stupid.





It's people like Cindy Sheehan that I can't stand. Yeah, the 'war' in Iraq sucks and maybe it is illegal but that's not for me to decide. Yeah it sucks that your son was killed in Iraq. But don't use your son's death as an excuse to protest. Because if I'm not mistaken your son was grown man, capable of making his own decisions. The Army doesn't take the mentally retarded (although it seems to) and we're supposed to know that the job of the Army is to fight this nation's battles. I guess what the recruiter doesn't tell you is that there's a chance you could die when you fight battles. In all honesty though, they're trying to get people to join, and not scare them off. Still, you'd think anyone with a 6th grade education could figure it out too, so why state the obvious? He's not a matyr, so don't try to make him out to be one. He was doing his job, just like thousands before him and the thousands after him. He surely didn't die from wounds suffered when he willingly jumped on a grenade to save his platoon. So what makes him any more special than the thousands of men and women that gave the ultimate sacrifice? Nada. Now don't misunderstand me, I cherish those that died in combat. It sucks more than a sucking chest wound that they are dead, but it's part of the job when we sign on. I'm just saying that the only difference is how they died. Casey Sheehan probably didn't choose to be harm's way when the IED detonated. On the other hand, CPL Dunham chose to jump on that grenade. That difference is all the difference.
You know, I think I'm going to protest Cindy Sheehan.