OT - Heros., No, I am not moving it to the Sandbox. Options

[ClayPerrine]

For all of the men and women in uniform.

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My Heros



My heros don't wear expensive suits or dresses,
They wear cammo and kevlar.

My heros don't get a bed in a 5 star hotel.
They get a cot in an unairconditioned tent in the desert.

My heros don't eat caviar and pate.
They eat MREs.

My heros don't get their name on a marquee in 30 foot tall letters.
They get a nametag on their uniform, and dogtags around their neck.

My heros don't get Oscars, or Golden Globes.
Maybe they get a purple heart.

My heros don't get hours long specials on Television to pat themselves on the back.
They get a 30 second spot in a news report explaining how they are doing such a lousy job.

My heros don't go on talk shows to tell the world how wonderful they are.
They praise their squadmates while downplaying their own role by saying "I was just doing my job."

My heros don't ride in limos while sipping champagne.
They ride in Tanks and Armored Humvees, drinking water while dodging IEDs.

My heros don't get priority treatment in a top of the line hospital for a ingrown toenail.
They get a medic in the middle of a dusty road for multiple shrapnel wounds.

My heros don't die at 95, and get a huge funeral with thousands in attendance.
They die young, and they get a small family funeral, which is interrupted by protesters.

My heros aren't fictional like Rambo or Batman.
They are the real thing.


Real heros can't be found in Hollywood.
They are too busy with their duties in the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marines.

[Air_Cooled_Nut]

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... Never thought of myself as a hero. Just a sailor that spent lots of time doing the job.  Be it escorting oil tankers through the straits of homuz to picking up tons of drugs intercepted from drug boats.

Heh. I agree...and I did the same thing, doing two 6-month cruises to the Persian Gulf and one week with the Puddle Pirates, er, Coast Guard as an escort for drug running (you can't easily out run a gun that accurately fires over the horizon (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/wink.gif) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif)

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(2) When you witness, firsthand, someone burning the American Flag in protest---kick their ass.

Already had planned on doing this. If you don't like my country then get out and become a CITIZEN of another country. I support one's right to free speech so long as it doesn't harm others and, well, burning my flag hurts my heart and could get you severly burned when I use your body to put out the flames. If the action of burning a flag is considered "speech" then so is the action of me kicking your ass! (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/whack_3.gif)