{"id":2326,"date":"2008-03-26T12:05:07","date_gmt":"2008-03-26T17:05:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.shotinthedark.info\/wp\/?p=2326"},"modified":"2008-03-26T12:05:07","modified_gmt":"2008-03-26T17:05:07","slug":"superlatives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.shotinthedark.info\/wp\/?p=2326","title":{"rendered":"Superlatives"},"content":{"rendered":"

The term “Hero” gets overused terribly these days – and if there’s a term that should retain its punch, “hero” is it.<\/p>\n

Still, to me (and, I think, the vast majority of Americans), anyone that puts his or her life – family, career, X-box, whatever “life” is – on hold for months or years to answer his or her country’s call and duke it out with a horde of very evil people in one of the crappiest places in the world, voluntarily, <\/em>is some <\/em>kind of hero.
\nOne of the best interviews the NARN has had in recent months was with David Bellavia<\/a>, a former Army squad leader who related his experiences (listen<\/a>) at the Battle of Fallujah in his book, House to House<\/a>.\u00a0 <\/em>If you’re into that sort of thing, this book is the single best book about grunt-level, house-to-house infantry combat I’ve ever read – and I’ve read a few.\u00a0 It’s harrowing, will leave you with white knuckles, and is impossible to put down.\u00a0 Just as non-fiction literature alone, it’s an amazing achievement.<\/p>\n

But Bellavia’s not done yet. Ed videotaped his appearance at the Veterans For Freedom appearance<\/a> at the Fort Snelling O Club last night – and noted (with emphasis added)…:<\/p>\n

The Army awarded him the Bronze Star and Silver Star, and Hegseth warned us that these were just temporary; he\u2019s under consideration for the Medal of Honor for his bravery<\/strong>, which would make him the first living MoH recipient from this war. He went into a house alone where at least six insurgents had his unit pinned down, and the only one to come out alive was Bellavia.<\/p>\n

Bellavia continues his efforts to defeat the enemy in Iraq with a stirring presentation, one that at turns was funny, heartwrenching, inspirational, and defiant.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Watch the vid – and, if\u00a0 you get a moment, check out the book.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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