tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post4052489316888809955..comments2024-03-28T02:27:45.688-07:00Comments on Chant du Départ: What Is Honor?OldAFSargehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-41521189603801175672014-06-11T11:37:31.526-07:002014-06-11T11:37:31.526-07:00Lt. Monteith was a hero. I like C. Johnson's d...Lt. Monteith was a hero. I like C. Johnson's definition of hero, 'who step up when everything is going against them. Hero is used far too frequently today, especially by your political types.Greg Peaveyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00983526350040615801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-35826023038623813232014-06-11T04:44:25.162-07:002014-06-11T04:44:25.162-07:00Yup, you nailed it Chris.Yup, you nailed it Chris.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-32607015217727438232014-06-11T02:39:31.863-07:002014-06-11T02:39:31.863-07:00Couldn't agree more Chris.Couldn't agree more Chris. SoCal Pir8https://www.blogger.com/profile/15601598407298523580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-547353243307804462014-06-10T19:31:49.189-07:002014-06-10T19:31:49.189-07:00Hero is a term thrown about far too loosely these ...Hero is a term thrown about far too loosely these days. Firefighters are not heros. Cops are not heros. Even most soldiers are not heros, they are just doing their jobs. After my time in the Navy, I was in public safety for almost 25 years...firefighter, paramedic, law enforcement...all noble callings, but even given the things I did, the people I saved, I never considered myself a hero although many called me that. I looked at it as doing the job I chose and loved, nothing more. Heros are the ones who step up when everything is going against them. The Lt. in the story above; the young man standing in front of the tank in Tiananmen Square; the kid who took out the shooter last week at the college here in Seattle...these are heros...and they have honor. While finding honor in today's society is getting more and more rare, it's out there. If you know where to look, it's out there.CJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15242769296121052398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-65558757433846131142014-06-10T15:27:01.311-07:002014-06-10T15:27:01.311-07:00I chose the phrase "popular culture" for...I chose the phrase "popular culture" for precisely that reason Buck.<br /><br />Our clan gets it. Sad that so many do not.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-62796787230100420292014-06-10T15:26:07.991-07:002014-06-10T15:26:07.991-07:00You're right Cap'n. It's just the pict...You're right Cap'n. It's just the picture which made me want to know the man whose name is carved on that cross.<br /><br />I'm sure he'd dispute his hero status. Most real heroes do.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-33756020736500684472014-06-10T15:24:46.106-07:002014-06-10T15:24:46.106-07:00Roger that.Roger that.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-77968703991414099172014-06-10T12:18:31.376-07:002014-06-10T12:18:31.376-07:00It seems honor no longer counts for much in our po...<i>It seems honor no longer counts for much in our popular culture.</i><br /><br />I think the key words in the quoted bit are "popular culture." We both know that honor is still a valid concept in certain circles, if not the ONLY concept.Buckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05319116022465066060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-22035511516623564382014-06-10T08:58:56.476-07:002014-06-10T08:58:56.476-07:00It isn't that picture of one among many etched...It isn't that picture of one among many etched in gold.<br /><br />All of one's life is all that one can give for honor. The glittery bits would be returned with favor by all who wear them who knew some unrecognized hero. I think we all knew them.HMS Defianthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10024721130102173694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-43784323457236459802014-06-10T08:01:14.832-07:002014-06-10T08:01:14.832-07:00Real people overcoming fear to do what they said t...Real people overcoming fear to do what they said they'd do no matter how difficult.<br />Rest in peace Lieutenant. You earned it.juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.com