Amid politicos posturing (and failing) to appear heroic in the Terri Schiavo case mess, you can read this tale of TRUE HEROISM via Citizen Smash.
Just read the excerpt from this guy’s letter home and it’ll haunt you for days. Whether you suppport the war or not, SFC Paul R. Smith is a role model for true self-less (versus politically theatrical) valor.
FOOTNOTE: Also read in the comments what Smash (who is in the reserves and has served in the field) writes about what people go through in the heat of battle. And read the comments of someone who was there. (Citizen Smash is one of our favorite sites).
Joe Gandelman is a former fulltime journalist who freelanced in India, Spain, Bangladesh and Cypress writing for publications such as the Christian Science Monitor and Newsweek. He also did radio reports from Madrid for NPR’s All Things Considered. He has worked on two U.S. newspapers and quit the news biz in 1990 to go into entertainment. He also has written for The Week and several online publications, did a column for Cagle Cartoons Syndicate and has appeared on CNN.