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July 16, 2005
"Heroes are people who overcome evil by doing good at great personal risk"
Former Marine Oliver North recently defined the word hero: "Heroes are people who overcome evil by doing good at great personal risk. Through self-sacrifice, fortitude and action -- whether they succeed or fail -- heroes provide a moral and ethical framework -- and inspiration -- for the rest of us."
North goes on to provide examples of heroes who fill that description:
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Jonathan Holsey really is a hero. A nine-year Army veteran, Staff Sgt. Holsey was serving in the 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment -- one of the units I've been privileged to cover in Iraq for FOX News. A roadside bomb -- placed by a terrorist, not an insurgent, not a "bomber," a terrorist -- so severely wounded him that his left leg had to be removed below the knee at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. He now wears a prosthetic leg -- yet he plans to stay in the Army. When I asked him why, he replied, "because my soldiers need me. We have a war to win -- and my country needs me." |
There are so many others. This generation of young Marines, soldiers, sailors, and airmen/airwomen have put their own interests aside to serve their country and we owe them a tremendous debt of gratitude.
Hat tip: View from Tonka
Posted by Deb at July 16, 2005 11:57 AM
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