He's dead.Harmor wrote:
Ronald Reagan
wiki wrote:
The actions for which Donaldson's VC were awarded took place on 2 September 2008. Patrolling with Afghan and US forces, they were ambushed by a well-prepared and larger Taliban force. The ambush began with sustained machine gun and rocket-propelled grenade fire, causing several casualties. Donaldson deliberately exposed himself to fire from the Taliban fighters in order to draw their attention away from the casualties, allowing them to be moved to cover. When the patrol attempted to withdraw, the number of casualties was such that the unwounded personnel (including Donaldson) had to make their way on foot, beside their vehicles, as the casualties filled the vehicles. As they set off, it was realised that an Afghan interpreter attached to the patrol was wounded, and had not been loaded into the vehicles. Donaldson immediately crossed the 80 metres or so of open ground between the convoy and the interpreter, under heavy fire, and then carried him back to the vehicles where Donaldson administered first aid. The patrol eventually broke free of the ambush after two hours.
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which is just omni's real name!tazz. wrote:
Wes Sly.
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and certainly NOT a hero.OmniDeath wrote:
He's dead.Harmor wrote:
Ronald Reagan
No, you're thinking of Sarah Palin.Dilbert_X wrote:
John McCain
He brought down the Republican party from within.
Explain how a rock climber is a hero.
Well for one thing, he redefined the term bold. He carved out new routes from Alaska to Patagonia. He was a member of the Yosemite SAR team.OmniDeath wrote:
Explain how a rock climber is a hero.
agree.OmniDeath wrote:
Explain how a rock climber is a hero.
That may be the only qualifying argument there. The rest should not be what defines a hero.ATG wrote:
He has saved the lives of many climbers.OmniDeath wrote:
Explain how a rock climber is a hero.
oh, okay pal.Red Forman wrote:
agree.OmniDeath wrote:
Explain how a rock climber is a hero.
people putting themselves at high risk for no other reason then adrenaline should not be considered heros
and "carving out new routes" is not heroic.
damn right. i dont like heights.ATG wrote:
Why don't we meet in Yosemite next July. That's my ten year anni and me and the wife are going to renew in the meadow where we got married.
I bet you'd shit yourself and collapse in a puddle of quivering flesh two hundred feet off the ground. I'll take you up the Triple Direct, one of his routes on the Captain. Frankly, saying carving out new routes is not heroic is ignorant. Why is Sir Hillary considered a hero?
