Did he give his life to save another? Or was he just the next statistic and was in the wrong place and time? How many people truly know what it means to die an HONORABLE DEATH? They throw this term around like it was a disposable expression. Just like when they offer medals for just being in house or proximity. Everything has been devalued and diminished these days. So I guess an Honorable Death is no different! Nothing is as it once was.
2007-06-19 22:56:04 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Military
Before you go on your little uneducated rant, every soldier who has died has died a honorable death. Reason being...because they had the courage to enlist and defend their country and help protect other innocent people from terrorists. Everyday our soldiers put their lives on the line so that others may live a better one. That is why they say that they died a Honorable death, and if you don't agree with it then why don't you try enlisting and trying to do something good before you just start yapping and asking questions that are obviously going to anger a lot of people.
P.S. and for those saying that they aren't defending our country, just try to think about this, if we hadn't gone over to Afghanistan and Iraq, do you honestly think that something else just like 9/11 wouldn't happen? We attacked before anything further could possibly happen to the innocent people in our country.
2007-06-20 00:19:46 · answer #1 · answered by 11 Bang Bang 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Sorry but I disagree with you on this one. I think there are some very honorable soldiers out there that have given their lives toprotect their fellow soldier. How about the soldier who threw himself on the grenade and saved the livesof the other guys that were with him?
Like you I have also seen a large quantity of medals handed out just because. I think this can be traced back to the wonderful system we have created were every single thing a person does must be acknowledged with something. There are some medals that mean a heck of a lot more then others, the top 2 being the CMH and Purple Heart.
2007-06-21 11:50:14 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's harder to earn medals for honor these days, not easier. So you have it backwards and are completely %100 wrong. Things that normally would have fielded you the Medal of Honor, are worth a Distinguised Service Cross.
In the Civil war, and even into WW1, the Medal of Honor was given commonly for acts that were not so herioc or above and beyond the call of duty. So it's actually harder.
Dieing with Honor, simply means dieing in the commission of an honorable act. Like dieing on the battlefield in the name of your country. All the soldiers that have died in Afgahnistan and Iraq have died honorable deaths, serving our country. That's honor. Sorry if that was short of slapping you in the face, but dumb unpatriotic question. Appreciate the brave soldiers, who so unselfishly made the ultimate sacrifice to ensure your way of life.
2007-06-20 06:35:37 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
Jake,
Here the Medal of Honor winners to get a clue.
Asking such a question tells your education is lacking greatly.
2007-06-20 07:00:23 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Well I am not sure. But I mean giving everything you have, and your life to try to give a country freedom. I think that can be honorable.
2007-06-20 08:19:07 · answer #5 · answered by yep8778 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Well you probably never served in the military, so you will never know the true meaning of Honor.
2007-06-20 08:17:39 · answer #6 · answered by Dan 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I wouldn't worry about it much. You apparently don't understand that there might be something to Life that is more important than your own individual self, so it's unlikely that Honor will ever come bother you.
2007-06-20 06:31:54 · answer #7 · answered by open4one 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
It means ,died facing the enemy,fighting ,not running away.
Cowards only have wounds in the back.
2007-06-20 07:08:49 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
well to be honest it means he died in service of his country, with honor ,what ever they want it to mean.
2007-06-20 06:50:14 · answer #9 · answered by linda f 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
It means he took out several imperialists with him.
2007-06-20 06:42:42 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋