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In reply to the discussion: If you won't say "hero" what will you say? [View all]sarge43
(29,109 posts)48. Soldier, sailor, airman, marine, coastguardman, depending.
The title and recognition is enough.
Don't worry about calling a service woman airman or coastguardman. It's a title, not a gender label.
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So you send men and women to suffer the worst of what humanity can produce
Nuclear Unicorn
May 2012
#4
Sorry, as much as I admire teachers, SEALs endure more than they're paid for.
Nuclear Unicorn
May 2012
#28
"So you send men and women to suffer the worst of what humanity can produce"
white_wolf
May 2012
#26
"Nobody tells him where and when US troops go to fight" No they don't, though I believe Congress is
Puregonzo1188
May 2012
#81
Essentially you are because you imply that electing Obama transformed the dynamics of the MIC
TheKentuckian
May 2012
#93
Or maybe people engage in looney conspiracy theories about evil cabals and world domination
Nuclear Unicorn
May 2012
#95
Yeah. Because I figured he'd cause less death and destruction than the only other alternative. nt
Zorra
May 2012
#103
This is where you are missing everyone's points. It's not a necessary evil since neither the Iraq
Puregonzo1188
May 2012
#80
If doing someone's job is all it takes to get called a hero, we need to seriously examine the word.
Brickbat
May 2012
#52
Excellent #s 12 & 52. I was going to say, One-who -performs- normal-civic- duties. n/t
UTUSN
May 2012
#69
"To admire singular people for what they have done, however, is only human."
Bluerthanblue
May 2012
#43
Agree 100% NU. THose who are willing to sacrifice should be shown appreciation.
Swamp Lover
May 2012
#13
If we stopped calling everyone who joins the military a hero, more people might stop & think before
Arugula Latte
May 2012
#47
You assume that those who serve are stupid, or have not considered their decision.
Swamp Lover
May 2012
#58
Why do you, or anyone question why someone says anything that doesn't effect you personally?
dadchef
May 2012
#105
Long periods of extreme stress does tend to make us band together like nothing else,
Egalitarian Thug
May 2012
#15
How about we stop using the word to descibe people we don't know anything about?
Orsino
May 2012
#27
I know. I married one. And back when we were dating he was still enlisted.
Nuclear Unicorn
May 2012
#34
It's a lot easier to say hero than victim of the poverty draft doing their best to get by
LeftyMom
May 2012
#33
You haven't been to the Mexican border or any local police department lately, have you?
Comrade Grumpy
May 2012
#91
I've always found "soldier," "marine," "airman," and "sailor" to be adequate.
TroglodyteScholar
May 2012
#56
it's not as though "anything less" than hero is an insult or degrading or anything
fishwax
May 2012
#66
I find it amusing that many of the same people who complain about kids all getting trophies
Marr
May 2012
#74
I will when it is appropriate and that is based on what I know which is often not very much.
jp11
May 2012
#83
I have no problem saying hero for our militiary men and women, fallen or not.
Skip Intro
May 2012
#112