Originally posted by Lord Lucien
You're missing the point: it's against [b]regulations. Which are>>>common sense. [/B]
King Castle is that Roman soldier. 😛
I voted Sometimes/Some.
WW2 Soldiers, now they WERE heroes.
I don't consider a soldier that comes back who has had both his legs blown off while walking along a road a hero, but definitely brave, but a soldier that has disposed of bombs that could have hurt the innocent people of that country, that's a hero in my eyes.
Originally posted by Quiero Motai was too lazy to figure out how it was properly spell and just went with gorilla easier for me. 😮
It's guerrilla, pal.Was that a one-time typo, or did you think it was "Gorilla" this whole time?
thx for pointing out my reading writing comprehension skills to every one. 🙁
i thought it be funnier to considering humans endangered when putting them in gorilla fights.
plus always dodging bullets, IED's and so on..
also:
i want my ape man army!!jr_shakefist
Originally posted by King KandyIn America it is optional and there are many countries where it isn't. I'd say that if a person is willing to sacrifice themselves to serve and protect their countrymen then they are a heroic person. They have the potential to become heroes. Soldiers have many people like this amongst their ranks no matter what country they come from. Even a nazi soldier that saved the life of his friend in a battle is perhaps a hero to that friends great great grandchildren. They may not regret that the heroic fellow was in those ranks.
Yes, obviously you have to be an American to be a hero. If all soldiers are heroes, then why should that only apply to Americans?
Originally posted by The MISTER
In America it is optional and there are many countries where it isn't. I'd say that if a person is willing to sacrifice themselves to serve and protect their countrymen then they are a heroic person. They have the potential to become heroes. Soldiers have many people like this amongst their ranks no matter what country they come from. Even a nazi soldier that saved the life of his friend in a battle is perhaps a hero to that friends great great grandchildren. They may not regret that the heroic fellow was in those ranks.
Originally posted by The MISTER
In America it is optional and there are many countries where it isn't. I'd say that if a person is willing to sacrifice themselves to serve and protect their countrymen then they are a heroic person. They have the potential to become heroes. Soldiers have many people like this amongst their ranks no matter what country they come from. Even a nazi soldier that saved the life of his friend in a battle is perhaps a hero to that friends great great grandchildren. They may not regret that the heroic fellow was in those ranks.
Interestingly enough, those countries where it is not optional rarely go to war. Since it is the option of an individual American citizen to serve in the military, then they are no more heroes than are any other person who applies for a job and is accepted for hte position. It isn't the job that makes someone a hero, it's how a person acts in a given situation. As I said, soldiers in an active army have the greatest chance of finding themselves in a situation where their behavior can be heroic.
I think getting into the whole great great grandchildren angle muddies the waters. This isn't an abortion debate, it's a conversation about soldiers being heroes based solely on their career choice.
As Bill Maher has said, we consider firefighters, police officers and soldiers heroes because they work cheap, and we shold pay them accordingly if we really consider them the heroes we hold them out to be.