>For some time I have heard the term “Hero”, used for any member of the United States military killed in Iraq. Such distinction!
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>I thought that people like Audie Murphy and Neville Brand were American war heroes? What is a hero? The meaning of a word changes with time. Most recently the most conservative media shows have been using the term “Hero”, for anyone who has served in Iraq.
Yeah, it has been a while that this word has been misused. If they want to honor them, perhaps they should start looking for a more accurate word. I am not sure which one, though.
Difference in opinions hath cost many millions of lives: for instance, whether flesh be bread, or bread be flesh; whether whistling be a vice or a virtue; whether it be better to kiss a post, or throw it into the fire... (from Gulliver's Travels)
