President Obama ordered flags be flown at half staff. Governors of many, if not all, states ordered the same.
Obviously what happened Thursday at Ft. Hood was a tragedy. Just as obviously, Sgt. Kimberly Munley who got shot while taking Hasan out is a hero. So are others who helped the wounded as the firing continued. So, flying the flag at half staff seems a reasonable tribute to the fallen and the heroes. But…
Why isn’t the flag flown at half mast for the soldiers killed or wounded daily in combat? Don’t they deserve the same tribute for their sacrifice? Aren’t their injuries and deaths just as tragic under their heroic circumstances? Or has the flow of coffins from overseas been too steady from unpopular wars for us to even bother with… them?
I do feel we should be honoring those who died, were wounded and took action under fire at Ft. Hood. I just wonder what it says that we don’t accord the same to the others.
Stupid question.
#39, Bobbo,
Who is this “we” you speak of???
304,999,999 Americans. I guess you disagree with the rest.
At least YOU are closer in starting with actual human beings, but you must see how quickly you depart into fantasy, misdirection, and different subjects all together.
Three of the first four I suggested in #37 are fictional characters. The next five were so romanticized in the pulp, dime novels of the late 1800s fact and fiction are one. And Sherlock Holmes is probably the most famous fictional character after Jesus H. Christ.
Wanting heroes and wanting our heroes to succeed has been with us since man first started telling stories around the campfire.
The American Heritage Dictionary
It appears your mileage differs.
#42–Fusion==so in both of our approaches/concepts/proferred definitions, the soldiers killed at Ft Hood were not hereos.
How about the firefighters of 911? I say they are closer to victims or employees than hereos. You?