Heroism ... I remember seeing a video, more or less "One night in the life of an aircrew member in Bomber Command". The chap was meek and mild, as he boarded his bomber to drop tons of bombs on the Nazis. He was one of the 15% of Bomber Command to survive the war. He became a bank clerk and never flew again.
Or consider the remarkable Eugene Sledge, PFC, USMC, who fought in some of the most desperate combat in WWII, in Peleliu and Okinawa. He was neither very strong nor very healthy. There were many such as he; but he had the writers' gift and so is remembered.
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Heroism ... I remember seeing a video, more or less "One night in the life of an aircrew member in Bomber Command". The chap was meek and mild, as he boarded his bomber to drop tons of bombs on the Nazis. He was one of the 15% of Bomber Command to survive the war. He became a bank clerk and never flew again.
Or consider the remarkable Eugene Sledge, PFC, USMC, who fought in some of the most desperate combat in WWII, in Peleliu and Okinawa. He was neither very strong nor very healthy. There were many such as he; but he had the writers' gift and so is remembered.
Such are the real heroes of war.
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