Reply #34: "And the act of dying does not make you a "hero"" [View All]

And therein lies the problem you dont want others commenting on honoring troops but you insist on defining who is a hero.

If someone puts themselves in harm's way and is killed randomly by an artillery, mortar shell, gunfire, etc. they qualify for hero status if it was to protect/liberate someone else (especially if they could have not joined and had a comfortable life). They don't have to be rushing a machine gun nest at that particular moment. Those were the kind of threads I saw.......... If someone is killed by a mine or ied are they a hero? If they knowlingly travel a road that is frequently laced with ieds, then yes

As for disease, there are some diseases that are horrible enough, that cause enough pain that anyone who wakes up chooses to live another day without putting a bullet through their head can very easily be considered a hero.

Quit trying to diminish other people's sacrifice and suffering and maybe they won't be so vocal. No one is asking people to respect or honor or venerate veterans if it's so difficult for you, just quit trying to tear them down.