A military man saying anyone who ever served is a hero. Huh..
Originally Posted by brianjackson
Not everyone, and I did say Honorably. I use hero in this sense because it takes courage to risk your life to protect people that can't or don't want to serve so I am not talking about the ones that "only" joined for the education benefits or the money and free housing who didn't give a shit. I was not a cook like in the example I gave, but I was sure as hell glad that we had them willing to serve.
There are all kinds of Hero's and just because they weren't on the front line doesn't mean they don't deserve our respect or that they can't be a hero to the cause. The infantry man, SEAL, Ranger, etc., wouldn't have been able to do what they did without the support of other people, feeding them, producing weapons for them, etc.
Don't get me wrong, I do believe there are a lot, especially the ones on the front line or doing hazardous duty, that go way above and beyond their duty that do deserve special recognition. As to McCain, I have no idea, I hate politics and the only reason I said anything on this thread is because it caught my eye and I just saw his comment on the news this morning. "If" what I have heard about him on this Thread is true, the only reason he would be a "War" Hero was because he served in "war" time. Whether he got shot down or not, he still risked his life, I'm assuming (and hoping) because he felt he was serving our country. Do I like him? I don't know him enough to say, but In general, I don't like about 99% of the politicians.
I was a signalman in the Navy and a telecommunications specialist in the Army before that and never thought I was a hero, and I did see action on land and did personally save lives, like a lot of military men and women. I stopped wearing my military ball cap most of the time because I felt embarrassed when strangers came up to me and said "Thank You, you are a Hero", because I was injured in an explosion and got a medical discharge so couldn't serve more. And BTW, I still don't think I am a Hero, I just think of myself as having proudly done my duty and always wished I could have done more.