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I won't stop anybody from saying what they want....except for the institution itself.
For the Military to call the soldier who killed himself by getting drunk and driving into a concrete barrier a 'Hero' denigrates those who actually performed heroic acts resulting in their deaths.
There is a big difference between someone who dies when their truck hits an IED and someone who jumps onto a hand-grenade to save his fellow soldiers. They should both be Honored, but only one performed a heroic act and 'gave his life' to protect his comrades. The guy who hit the IED just had a really bad day.
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"Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery." - Winston Churchill
"All men dream: but not equally. Those who dream by night in the dusty recesses of their minds wake in the day to find that it was vanity: but the dreamers of the day are dangerous men, for they may act out their dream with open eyes, to make it possible." Seven Pillars of Wisdom, T.E. Lawrence
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