Reply #36: Does being a POW make you a "hero"....? [View All]

Does being a war veteran make you a hero? I thought a hero was someone who goes above and beyond the call of duty. Excuse my confusion.

I guess I'm a "hero" by their definition, and yet I was doing what I had to do to stay alive and protect my fellow soldiers.

No disrespect intended for ex-POW's or veterans, but I don't see them as heros. If a POW took pain for the other POW's, or he defied giving any information in the face of torture...then yes, a hero.

But to simply be an ex-POW = hero? I think not.

mcAncient is NOT a hero in my book. I've heard even bad rumors, more than likely, that he was less than a hero as a POW, but I know that I can't judge a man for what he might do under torture and the treatment he received as a POW.

Let's just leave it as this.....I respect his service. I am glad he survived and I am sad that he went through such a terrible ordeal...but remember, there are THOUSANDS of American service personnel in a hell much worse than what john mcBush went through, and it's THROUGH HIS FAULT that they are there.

That is NO hero, in my book.