Originally posted by CiviChik97
it wasnt HER that screwed up. she was just part of it....and let me tell u...if that was ur sister or daughter or niece in her shoes, you wouldnt feel the same way, now would u? i'm damn proud of that girl. if that wouldve been me, i probably wouldve taken my own life before the U.S soliders even had the tip off of where i was. she deserved every bit of media attention she got. that was a girl MY age, just out of HS, like me, who, 1st of all, was not just in the service, she was actually fighting already....then she gets kidnapped by these animals and raped and beaten and God only knows what else. and she survived it. for YOUR country!! she didnt give up, because she was devoted and determined. she is one hell of a woman and i am so damn proud that there are woman, and men, like that fighting for our country. :usa: :bigok:
the only reason you give them :down: is because youre just tired of hearing about it. next time you make a jugdement like that, try to put urself in her shoes or her family's shoes...then maybe you'll look at it differently.
yep.. she fought the whole way
she was knocked unconscious from the initial blast and woke up in a hospital... that took soooo much determination
don't get me wrong, i'm not disputing the fact that she was in combat. i'm disputing the fact that they're calling her a "war hero" simply because she was a POW. the real heroes in that situation were the spec ops team that rescued her. where is their full ride scholarship? where is their movie deal? you want to see a real hero? look up ANY CMH(congressional medal of honor) awardee. i distinctly remember one in particular that single handedly took out 100+ germans in WW2 with an entrenching tool. being a hero is not about being in the right place at the right time and being picked as a poster child by the media.