On June 2, 2008 the President of the United States will present the Medal of Honor to the family of Ross McGinnis. He will speak about courage and sacrifice. His fellow heroes in Valhalla and Fiddler’s Green know all about that.
It may be the the President of the United States will also talk about redemption. Ross McGinnis was once a troubled youth on a clear path to nowhere. Then, he chose to become a soldier in the United States Army. He chose to become a warrior.
This young man, this ordinary young man, found a place that gave him a path, people who became comrades and friends, and he found a time that for all eternity became his time.
God bless you, Ross McGinnis.
Heroism Rewritten to Be Politically Correct
Oct 9th, 2008
Heroes are the people who run towards the fire, towards the sound of the guns. Heroes are those ordinary people who do extraordinary things and many of them die doing so. Heroes do more than raise money or jog with the homeless.
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