Stolen Honor

Our courts have ruled that people have a right to lie as long as nobody gets hurt. This article blew my mind.

It is so wrong I had to be serious for today. Forgive my ranting from atop Mt. Soapbox but this has to stop.

Maybe I am overly sensitive. I actually volunteered to serve in our Military and I am a spouse to a career officer so perhaps I am out of touch with "modern America."

Dear God, I pray not. Please tell me people recognize what an atrocity this is. Our Courts have actually ruled that lying is OK as long as nobody gets hurt. SAY WHAT? Do they truly mean this? How can they not see the absurdity of this? Surely they don't think the First Amendment applies to lies?

Or is this a symptom of a more subtle disease? Is it actually a reflection on how our courts view military service? I suspect, I actually hope this is the truth. Better to have courts that don't value military service than ones that don't value truth.

Perhaps they don't realize the gravity of what they have allowed because they don't understand what the Medal of Honor represents.

"conspicuously by gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his or her life above and beyond the call of duty while engaged in an action against an enemy of the United States. Due to the nature of its criteria, it is often awarded posthumously." These simple words from Wikepedia tell a lot. But they don't tell it all.

Most recent recipients' next of kin have gotten the Medal because their loved ones literally threw themselves on a grenade to save their fellow soldiers. They lead charges against higher numbers to rescue fellow soldiers. They perform with courage most of us can't even imagine.

For this they receive the thanks of their country. They are entitled to wear the Medal. They are entitled to the few small perks that go along with it. How dare someone claim to belong to that group who doesn't belong? Perhaps true justice would be that anybody falsely claiming to be a recipient should immediately be uniformed and shipped to the current battlefield and given the grenade upon which to throw themselves.

To claim this country's highest military honor without having been awarded it, steals from us all. Anybody who can't see that doesn't deserve to live here let alone serve on our courts. If you don't understand what I'm talking about look up the past recipients and read their stories. I dare you to attempt it without crying.

Listen to the real heroes and then see if you understand the outrage. Maybe I'm over-reacting.

Maybe a whole lot of people are under-reacting.