Heroes with Feet of Clay
Clint Eastwood's movie, Flags of our Fathers, which is based on a book by James Bradley, highlights the complexity of war and its effects on the soldiers who fight it. The book and the movie, for those who don't know, tells the story of the six Marines (actually one is a Navy corpsman) who raise the flag on Mt. Surabachi. It is actually a very good movie and worth seeing.
I took the image of the hero in the movie and hopefully raised questions about how we treat and understand our own young men and women who are fighting and dying in Iraq and Afghanistan. I read recently that there have been very few medals given during this conflict -- only 2 Medal of Honor winners. Perhaps we're my cynical these days and heroes aren't part of our world view.
In any case, take a look at what I've written in my Faith in the Public Square column this week for the Lompoc Record.
I took the image of the hero in the movie and hopefully raised questions about how we treat and understand our own young men and women who are fighting and dying in Iraq and Afghanistan. I read recently that there have been very few medals given during this conflict -- only 2 Medal of Honor winners. Perhaps we're my cynical these days and heroes aren't part of our world view.
In any case, take a look at what I've written in my Faith in the Public Square column this week for the Lompoc Record.
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