"hero"

[Geoff Nathan]

I must say I've been having that thought. Of course it's easy for me to say--I wasn't there. But still, it's sad that there actually weren't very many real heroes in that horror (a few lifesaving actions aside). Geoffrey S. Nathan Faculty Liaison, C&IT and Professor, Linguistics Program http://blogs.wayne.edu/proftech/ +1 (313) 577-1259 (C&IT) +1 (313) 577-8621 (English/Linguistics) ----- Original Message -----
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> Where were the heroes?
> Maybe I have been watching too many Combat! episodes on Youtube
> lately, or
> maybe I just flashed back on basic infantry training of 45 years ago,
> but
> it seems to me that the most effective reaction to an inescapable
> ambush is
> to face the enemy and charge. At least when the gunman's rifle jammed,
> every swingin' dick in Theatre 9 should have rushed him. Then we could
> have
> passed out the medals.
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