Comments on: The Lost Heroes of the War on Terror: Gallant Deeds and Untold Tales http://www.redstate.com/jeff_emanuel/2009/05/25/the-lost-heroes-of-the-war-on-terror-gallant-deeds-and-untold-tales/ Mon, 13 Feb 2012 16:37:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: ikez78 http://www.redstate.com/jeff_emanuel/2009/05/25/the-lost-heroes-of-the-war-on-terror-gallant-deeds-and-untold-tales/#comment-6302 ikez78 Thu, 16 Jul 2009 03:07:30 +0000 http://www.redstate.com/jeff_emanuel/?p=922#comment-6302 amazing write up amazing write up

]]> By: ltnowis http://www.redstate.com/jeff_emanuel/2009/05/25/the-lost-heroes-of-the-war-on-terror-gallant-deeds-and-untold-tales/#comment-5988 ltnowis Tue, 26 May 2009 07:20:25 +0000 http://www.redstate.com/jeff_emanuel/?p=922#comment-5988 as long as you go looking for them. This book has a lot of good first-hand accounts: http://www.amazon.com/Heroes-Among-Firsthand-Decorated-Afghanistan/dp/0451225848/ as long as you go looking for them. This book has a lot of good first-hand accounts:
http://www.amazon.com/Heroes-Among-Firsthand-Decorated-Afghanistan/dp/0451225848/

]]> By: $peciallist http://www.redstate.com/jeff_emanuel/2009/05/25/the-lost-heroes-of-the-war-on-terror-gallant-deeds-and-untold-tales/#comment-5987 $peciallist Tue, 26 May 2009 04:57:59 +0000 http://www.redstate.com/jeff_emanuel/?p=922#comment-5987 I am surrounded by Zombies...but someone made a comment today about Morale...they are trying to Kill our morale! Well...they can't have mine... I am surrounded by Zombies…but

someone made a comment today about Morale…they are trying to Kill our morale!

Well…they can’t have mine…

]]> By: Erick Brockway http://www.redstate.com/jeff_emanuel/2009/05/25/the-lost-heroes-of-the-war-on-terror-gallant-deeds-and-untold-tales/#comment-5986 Erick Brockway Tue, 26 May 2009 04:07:28 +0000 http://www.redstate.com/jeff_emanuel/?p=922#comment-5986 Nuttin like a relaxin' six or so hours playing crab, so I'm told. Seabees would build a platform OVER the surf to lay on! Nuttin like a relaxin’ six or so hours playing crab, so I’m told.
Seabees would build a platform OVER the surf to lay on!

]]> By: $peciallist http://www.redstate.com/jeff_emanuel/2009/05/25/the-lost-heroes-of-the-war-on-terror-gallant-deeds-and-untold-tales/#comment-5985 $peciallist Tue, 26 May 2009 03:29:28 +0000 http://www.redstate.com/jeff_emanuel/?p=922#comment-5985 <div align="center"><img src="http://liberalismisnotmainstream.com/tuff.jpg"></div> ]]> By: furious http://www.redstate.com/jeff_emanuel/2009/05/25/the-lost-heroes-of-the-war-on-terror-gallant-deeds-and-untold-tales/#comment-5984 furious Tue, 26 May 2009 03:23:34 +0000 http://www.redstate.com/jeff_emanuel/?p=922#comment-5984 ,,,mostly epic bombs, either dreary (<i>Rendition</i>), tedious (<i>Lions for Lambs</i>, or just plain ghastly (<i>Redacted</i>. Portraying the men and women in uniform as either pitiable, hapless victims (<i>Home of the Brave<i> or <i>Stop Loss</i> or psychopaths (again, <i>Redacted</i> or both (<i>Valley of Elah</i>). All Hollywood A-list, too (Reese Witherspoon, Samuel L. Jackson, Tommy Lee Jones, Charlize Theron, and, in the case of <i>Lions</i>, Robert Redford, Tom Cruise AND Meryl Streep. There have been exceptions, though technically not about combat in the GWOT (<i>World Trade Center and <i>United 93</i>). I'd even add <i>the Kingdom</i>, which, despite the moral equivalence at the end (and being fiction), honestly captured the ambiguity and alien-ness of our supposed Saudi allies and didn't shy away from the absolute ugliness of our enemies. Hollywood has made movies that front-and-centered the adaptability and heroism of our soldiers in unpopular (<i>We Were Soliders</i>) wars or epic screw-up (<i>Blackhawk Down</i>) interventions that were also box-office and video-release gold. So the template is there, and Hollywood is nothing if not derivative. Take a meeting to option Dan Bellavia's <i>House to House</i>. Have your people call their people to do an update of <i>Charlie Wilson's War</i> featuring the laptop-toting CIA special operatives who rode into battle horseback alongside the Northern Alliance fighters. But, sadly, no. It doesn't fit the narrative of Hollywood's doctrinaire, liberal echo chamber, which can be summarized thus: <i>"No, seriously, who's the REAL enemy?"</i> ,,,mostly epic bombs, either dreary (Rendition), tedious (Lions for Lambs, or just plain ghastly (Redacted. Portraying the men and women in uniform as either pitiable, hapless victims (Home of the Brave or Stop Loss or psychopaths (again, Redacted or both (Valley of Elah). All Hollywood A-list, too (Reese Witherspoon, Samuel L. Jackson, Tommy Lee Jones, Charlize Theron, and, in the case of Lions, Robert Redford, Tom Cruise AND Meryl Streep.

There have been exceptions, though technically not about combat in the GWOT (World Trade Center and United 93). I’d even add the Kingdom, which, despite the moral equivalence at the end (and being fiction), honestly captured the ambiguity and alien-ness of our supposed Saudi allies and didn’t shy away from the absolute ugliness of our enemies.

Hollywood has made movies that front-and-centered the adaptability and heroism of our soldiers in unpopular (We Were Soliders) wars or epic screw-up (Blackhawk Down) interventions that were also box-office and video-release gold.

So the template is there, and Hollywood is nothing if not derivative. Take a meeting to option Dan Bellavia’s House to House. Have your people call their people to do an update of Charlie Wilson’s War featuring the laptop-toting CIA special operatives who rode into battle horseback alongside the Northern Alliance fighters.

But, sadly, no. It doesn’t fit the narrative of Hollywood’s doctrinaire, liberal echo chamber, which can be summarized thus:

“No, seriously, who’s the REAL enemy?”

]]> By: Erick Brockway http://www.redstate.com/jeff_emanuel/2009/05/25/the-lost-heroes-of-the-war-on-terror-gallant-deeds-and-untold-tales/#comment-5983 Erick Brockway Tue, 26 May 2009 02:32:52 +0000 http://www.redstate.com/jeff_emanuel/?p=922#comment-5983 It's been a tough Memorial Day this year. probably because I've had to focus on a squad of people and sometimes even a platoon, and there just hasn't been time for release. Relieved of all that now, the blinders are off and instead of looking only ahead at the task, I've been looking back and I'm seeing a trail of people you wouldn't think to call "hero" until one day they faced a choice, and willingly chose death for themselves but life for their friends. That's what it's all been about all these years. I've served under Carter, Reagan, Clinton, Bush, and finished under Obama and it's never been about them ever. Nobody is leaving because of Obama that I know of, but rather staying because of their brothers and sisters in arms. Now for me the war formerly known as the "War On Terror" becomes a political one and I see few worthy of leading, following, or fighting beside except for here and a sparse few other places. Fighting liberalism is actually worse in many ways, in that they never die, go down, go away, or turn back. It's like wave after wave of zombies and every wave takes an inch, or a foot, or a yard. Sorry, my head's spinning with so much crap this weekend. I've written this twice now and deleted it once cuz it strayed so far from the topic. Great, great post, sir. Thank you. It’s been a tough Memorial Day this year. probably because I’ve had to focus on a squad of people and sometimes even a platoon, and there just hasn’t been time for release.
Relieved of all that now, the blinders are off and instead of looking only ahead at the task, I’ve been looking back and I’m seeing a trail of people you wouldn’t think to call “hero” until one day they faced a choice, and willingly chose death for themselves but life for their friends.
That’s what it’s all been about all these years. I’ve served under Carter, Reagan, Clinton, Bush, and finished under Obama and it’s never been about them ever.
Nobody is leaving because of Obama that I know of, but rather staying because of their brothers and sisters in arms.
Now for me the war formerly known as the “War On Terror” becomes a political one and I see few worthy of leading, following, or fighting beside except for here and a sparse few other places.
Fighting liberalism is actually worse in many ways, in that they never die, go down, go away, or turn back. It’s like wave after wave of zombies and every wave takes an inch, or a foot, or a yard.
Sorry, my head’s spinning with so much crap this weekend. I’ve written this twice now and deleted it once cuz it strayed so far from the topic.
Great, great post, sir. Thank you.

]]> By: Lords86 http://www.redstate.com/jeff_emanuel/2009/05/25/the-lost-heroes-of-the-war-on-terror-gallant-deeds-and-untold-tales/#comment-5982 Lords86 Mon, 25 May 2009 19:50:18 +0000 http://www.redstate.com/jeff_emanuel/?p=922#comment-5982 Wonderful expose to memorialize America's heroes. Well done. Wonderful expose to memorialize America’s heroes. Well done.

]]> By: LJ "Beaglescout" Miller http://www.redstate.com/jeff_emanuel/2009/05/25/the-lost-heroes-of-the-war-on-terror-gallant-deeds-and-untold-tales/#comment-5981 LJ "Beaglescout" Miller Mon, 25 May 2009 18:24:20 +0000 http://www.redstate.com/jeff_emanuel/?p=922#comment-5981 By: LJ "Beaglescout" Miller http://www.redstate.com/jeff_emanuel/2009/05/25/the-lost-heroes-of-the-war-on-terror-gallant-deeds-and-untold-tales/#comment-5980 LJ "Beaglescout" Miller Mon, 25 May 2009 18:23:23 +0000 http://www.redstate.com/jeff_emanuel/?p=922#comment-5980 That story and picture is so incredibly powerful. I urge everyone who wants to read about the picture above, whether they get there from <a href="http://www.redstate.com/ljmiller96/2009/05/25/memorial-day-around-the-internets/">my post</a> or <a href="http://blog.gettyimages.com/2007/05/30/memorial-day-at-arlington-national-cemetery/">directly</a>, to please take the time to read it. Fair warning: You may need to dry your eyes after. That story and picture is so incredibly powerful. I urge everyone who wants to read about the picture above, whether they get there from my post or directly, to please take the time to read it.

Fair warning: You may need to dry your eyes after.

]]> By: mbecker908 http://www.redstate.com/jeff_emanuel/2009/05/25/the-lost-heroes-of-the-war-on-terror-gallant-deeds-and-untold-tales/#comment-5979 mbecker908 Mon, 25 May 2009 18:01:30 +0000 http://www.redstate.com/jeff_emanuel/?p=922#comment-5979 <a href="http://digg.com/d1s5fF">Digg </a>here... <a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/reddit.com/comments/8n4bx/the_lost_heroes_of_the_war_on_terror_gallant/">Reddit </a>here... Digg here…

Reddit here…

]]> By: $peciallist http://www.redstate.com/jeff_emanuel/2009/05/25/the-lost-heroes-of-the-war-on-terror-gallant-deeds-and-untold-tales/#comment-5978 $peciallist Mon, 25 May 2009 17:50:50 +0000 http://www.redstate.com/jeff_emanuel/?p=922#comment-5978 <div align="center"><img src="http://liberalismisnotmainstream.com/bygrave.jpg"></div> ]]> By: Xasteius http://www.redstate.com/jeff_emanuel/2009/05/25/the-lost-heroes-of-the-war-on-terror-gallant-deeds-and-untold-tales/#comment-5977 Xasteius Mon, 25 May 2009 17:42:41 +0000 http://www.redstate.com/jeff_emanuel/?p=922#comment-5977