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A True Patriot! - Page 2

All I can say is WOW! See now that is a true hero. He did something proactive to save others that resulted in his death. I think all soldiers are heroes to some extent, but this is above and beyond the call of duty.

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Here is another one. To read it, you must go to the CPT Patti weblog, and read the introduction. (Use this link to get this particular article.) Then click on the link in the article to get the Word document containing all of the story.

This one isn't so much the story of what the soldier did, as how his death affected other people, and how the community reacted. It is very touching, particularly to this veteran. I like to think that if I had died in action, that the community would have supported my family the way this is described.

A True Patriot! History & Civil Business Politics

The dangerous patriot: "The one who drifts into chauvinism and exhibits blind enthusiasm for military actions. He is a defender of militarism and its ideals of war and glory. Chauvinism is a proud and bellicose form of patriotism . . . Which identifies numerous enemies who can only be dealt with through military power and which equates the national honor with military victory."
-- Marine Corps, Colonel James A. Donovan,ICH