Don't blame it on men, now. I've heard plenty of women pull the same thing.
Z, the men and women who charged into the Twin Towers to save lives, knowing what condition the buildings were in, are heros. The people who carried their handicapped fellow office dwellers down the stairs are heros.
The others who simply died under all that fire and heat and rubble? Well, they deserve honor and distinction because their deaths were horrific, though I wouldn't call them heros. I struggle to call them martyrs, either. They did indeed die because of America's cause for democracy et al, but unlike true martyrs, they didn't knowingly chose to be that target.
Have teh best
-=TK
PS: Webster sez... A. a mythological or legendary figure often of divine descent endowed with great strength or ability B. an illustrious warrior C. a man admired for his achievements and noble qualities D. one that shows great courage
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Date: 2006-07-19 04:51 am (UTC)Z, the men and women who charged into the Twin Towers to save lives, knowing what condition the buildings were in, are heros. The people who carried their handicapped fellow office dwellers down the stairs are heros.
The others who simply died under all that fire and heat and rubble? Well, they deserve honor and distinction because their deaths were horrific, though I wouldn't call them heros. I struggle to call them martyrs, either. They did indeed die because of America's cause for democracy et al, but unlike true martyrs, they didn't knowingly chose to be that target.
Have teh best
-=TK
PS: Webster sez...
A. a mythological or legendary figure often of divine descent endowed with great strength or ability B. an illustrious warrior C. a man admired for his achievements and noble qualities D. one that shows great courage