The power of words
May 10, 2009 5:42 AM   Subscribe

In an age where the term HERO, is applied liberally, its always nice to see one more example of true merit from our armed forces.
posted by Heliochrome85 (9 comments total)

This post was deleted for the following reason: I'm glad the guy has recovered, but this is a hard sell for a schmaltzy CBS puff piece and really isn't a great post for mefi. -- cortex



 
I'm not sure "hero" isn't being applied a little liberally here, myself.

I'm impressed by this guy, his determination, his recovery and journey to overcome a horrific injury, but he's a heartwarming aside in a much longer, more tragic story, imo.
posted by Joseph Gurl at 6:47 AM on May 10, 2009


It also seems a little too much like a US military promotional video, frankly, and I get enough of that (the only full-time English-language channel here is the Armed Forces Network, after all).
posted by Joseph Gurl at 6:48 AM on May 10, 2009


'Our' armed forces?
posted by unSane at 6:49 AM on May 10, 2009


Oh, you mean YOUR armed forces.
posted by mattoxic at 6:51 AM on May 10, 2009


I'm not sure "hero" isn't being applied a little liberally here, myself.

It's not "hero", it's "HERO". And yeah, what unSane said...
posted by gman at 6:52 AM on May 10, 2009


You're using commas as liberally as the word "hero"
posted by crayz at 6:57 AM on May 10, 2009 [1 favorite]


This is not a very good post.
posted by sonic meat machine at 7:16 AM on May 10, 2009


Although his story dmonstrates personal courage and sacrifice, I am not convinced Lt. Brennan qualifies as an hero.
posted by dersins at 7:19 AM on May 10, 2009


We could be heroes.




Just for one day.
posted by flapjax at midnite at 7:21 AM on May 10, 2009


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