tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15168595.post3949854876925529956..comments2023-10-28T07:30:04.147-04:00Comments on Human Voices: The extraordinary deeds of ordinary men.Capt. Fogghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03093968390001879062noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15168595.post-47299064254401572712014-03-21T11:02:58.163-04:002014-03-21T11:02:58.163-04:00I wasn't commenting on the racism factor only ...I wasn't commenting on the racism factor only because I think it's so obvious I didn't need to. <br /><br />Yes, it's sad that so few could receive recognition personally, but often the Medal is awarded posthumously anyway. You could see the pride on the faces of family though -- maybe more emotion than the living survivors who seemed rather stoic.<br /><br />Yes, I'm sick of the "support the troops" nonsense as though it weren't the Government's job to provide support. These people aren't a charity. They don't owe us, we owe them.<br /><br />An integrated military is progress at least. It's important to remember that it wasn't so during WW II and that doing so has been a good thing in terms of opportunities and I know people who after having worked and fought and lived with people they previously looked down on, learned to get over it.<br /><br />It wasn't those all-American, star spangled "support the troops" love it or leave it Republicans who did that eitherCapt. Fogghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03093968390001879062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15168595.post-57911177239959488382014-03-20T15:16:13.361-04:002014-03-20T15:16:13.361-04:00Good article. But I think that we do need to keep ...Good article. But I think that we do need to keep the racism in mind. For one thing, it doesn't take away from their accomplishments. It highlights the fact that there are doubtless far more minority group members who weren't honored who should have been. In the rush to fix such an embarrassment, I'm sure many were left out. If conservatives want to think the opposite, well that says everything about them and nothing about the men.<br /><br />The other issue, is that the lack of these honors shows that to a large extent, "honor the troops" has always been a crock: more about appearances than real affection. If skin color mattered more than an individual's valor, then it didn't mean much.<br /><br />Regardless, it was important that we had the ceremony. But it was heartbreaking that 85% of them were already dead.<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02416505753371676587noreply@blogger.com