[tops911]

I thought about this all morning. I dont think the military nor the American public want any heros from the military. I think this comes from the culture in the military and the publics preception of the military especially after Viet Nam.
The militarys win-win mentality and the belief that every one is special, will keep the military from having any real heros in the ranks. I've been in the Army for 19 years and the only living kind of hero that I can rember was Col. Nick Rowe. There are others, but the Army does not publicize any of them. And as professionals they dont brag about what they have done.
I used to sucribe to the Army Times when I was younger, when two Medal of Honors were given to Shughart and Gordon the Army Times burried it in the middle of the magazine. What was on the cover you ask? Two lesbian officers who were kicked out of the Army telling how they were wronged. I'll never subscribe to that mag again.
It's kind of like Jessica Lynch, how many of the military put their lives on the line to rescue her? And how did she say thanks, by bad mouthing the Army. Talk about ungreatful, she did not like the military using the story for their benifet.
I dont think the Medal of Honor will be given to anyone living any more, but that is just my opinion. Again the current culture in the military probably does not want any public heros in the ranks. The American public wants drug abusing steroid using athlets as their heros, they want drug abusing rock stars for heros, thug gang banger rappers, those are Americas heros of today.
I hope I dont sound angry, I'm not.