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Of Course They’re Heroes

Kyle Heger

It goes without saying that they’re
heroes. Brawny Paper Towels says
they are. So do the good folks
at Band-Aid Brand Adhesive
Bandages, Hooters and Hallmark
Cards. Corporate America can’t
be that far wrong. The Wounded
Warrior Project, Homes for Heroes
and Carry the Load don’t ask what
makes them heroes, so what gives
you the right to ask? It’s not for
you to question their ends or means,
to ask if they’ve killed or tortured
or raped, invaded countries, propped
up dictators, committed war crimes.
All you need to know is that while
serving in our country’s military,
they have suffered and risked, and
that some have even died. Yes,
since you are impolite enough
to ask, the same thing can be said
of combatants against whom our
warriors have so bravely fought
(Nazi’s, the Viet Kong, The Taliban),
but they are clearly not heroes
because they were our opponents.
And don’t even think about trying
to get by with pitying our military
heroes as victims of brain washing
and exploitation instead of telling
them how proud they should be
of serving our nation with honor.
Otherwise, they might just go all
Abu Ghrab or Mai-Lai or Hiroshima
on your ass.

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