It doesn’t
bother me to be the heavy or the curmudgeon in this situation. It bothers me that I should have to say this
at all. However, the need for
reiteration is apparent.
Here goes, the following are not heroes:
Group A includes Ball players, musicians, members of
manufactured bands/singing groups, mountain climbers (particularly those who
pay to be dragged to the summit), NASCar drivers, performers of any other ilk
not mentioned above, and anyone else who is more concerned with wealth and
personal status than with the lives of others.
This list includes people who actually are heroes
Group B includes, cops, firefighters, rescue teams who risk
death in the aftermath of tornadoes, hurricanes, & earthquakes, the workers
in the FukuShima nuclear plant who went into the hot zones knowing it would
kill them, soldiers, sailors, para-rescue swimmers, civilian members of USO
teams, and others who knowingly risk their lives to protect and defend others.
No one, no one, no one in group A deserves to have a US flag
lowered to half-staff in their memory or honor.
Some members of group B do deserve such honor. It is not hard to figure out who deserves
such honor, but the public should never be involved in the decision.
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