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Originally Posted by AeroGuyDC
Actions are heroic, not the person. A paid firefighter making $100K in total compensation is far from a hero for merely existing as a firefighter, for example. All too often, these folks get "hero status" for merely doing the job they are compensated for. Those people are not heroes, per se.
That's the point. You obviously don't get it.
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How do I not get it? I simply asked a question about if you would include the military, you said no. Someone else (well probably a lot of people) saw the hypocrisy and wondered why? I offered an explanation as I saw it.
To your point my best friend joined the Army, he went to Afghanistan and never saw any "action" even though he was there for a year. He was prepared, but he never had to fight. By your example here he would not be considered a hero. So since you can't consider a firefighter, many of whom have rushed into burning buildings to save other human beings, a hero because there are some who didn't do that, I don't see how you can contend that our armed forces are heroes considering the fact that many retire without ever seeing any "action".
Now I would suggest that if a person joins the Armed Forces and are trained and willing to go to war for us, that person is a hero whether or not they are ever called upon to go fight. I also would suggest the same thing for that firefighter who maybe never has to put his life on the line, but is prepared to do just that.
And I am very happy for any firefighter, military personnel, cop or anyone else who can retire without risking their life.
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