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BJ

Perhaps if you actually knew something about Medals of Honor awarded to Black soldiers, dating back to the Civil War, you’d bring something intelligent to this discussion. I know of one battle, near my home, where TEN Black soldiers were awarded the Medal of Honor in the Civil War — and this is back at a time when regiments were strictly segregated, so it was a hardly a secret to the Army Headquarters who approved the awards that they were awarding them to Black soldiers, since they were assigned to the Colored Infantry. I suspect it’s safe to say that there was, even back then, less discrimination in the Army than anywhere else.

Do you have the slightest idea how many Black soldiers, sailors Marines & airmen have been awarded the Medal of Honor, not to mention Silver Stars and other awards for heroism in the last 150 years? Probably not, since the self-proclaimed “Black Media” doesn’t give a damn and you’re obviously too lazy to even Google up some research. I personally knew two Black soldiers in Vietnam who got the Medal of Honor, and I couldn’t even guess at how many Black soldiers I saw wearing the Silver Star.

You might ask Ebony, Jet or the Black Entertainment Channel just why they make not the slightest effort to mention these genuine heroes, instead of degenerate scum like Jesse Jackson, Al Sharpton or Farrakhan. It’s probably safe to assume that you’ve never even met anyone who could name a single Black Medal of Honor or Silver Star recipient. Don’t blame me — blame the phony “culture” you seem to embrace, that seems to ignore real character and sacrifice so they have more time to cover Gangsta rappers and the degenerate culture they find so attractive.

You might also question the reason why it’s almost impossible these days to find a single Black (or African-American, if you prefer) enlistee who will volunteer for the elite units, like Airborne, Ranger, Special Operations Command, SEALs, Air Commandos, or Special Forces. If you want to win medals, you’d better go where the action is. You don’t get ASSIGNED to high-risk elite units, you have to VOLUNTEER. And pass some damned tough training, too. I could, of course, point out that there is no shortage of Hispanic and Asian volunteers … just why there seems to be a shortage of Black volunteers is something you might care to deal with inside your own community.

You can blame this all on “white racism” if it makes you feel good, but the sad fact is that if you don’t take some responsibility for your own life, and your own actions, you’ll never be anything but a whining little sissy who doesn’t understand why he’s middle-aged and still working down at the car wash.

And doing a bit of research into some real Black heroes — of which there is no shortage — might not do you a bit of harm, either.

I have never served in the armed forces, therefore have no real right to judge anyone who has. But from reading the story told of Michael Monsoor, one cannot, I mean absolutely cannot call his heroism ‘hype’. This is no place for political, racial or personal argument, but a place to honour this particular man for his magnificent heroism leading to saving other people’s lives. Regardless of his skin colour, and of those he saved, he simply took the path that led to his death, and those around him - life.

I hope no-one else comes here to argue or politicize, but to simply pay respects to a man I never had the honour to meet. Sometimes we can all be selfish to the core, having disregard for our neighbours or colleagues, or even our own family. This story has reminded me of one simple fact: I hope that I too can one day sacrifice my time, or my pride, and hope that I will never have to sacrifice my life - and that is what separates me from Michael Monsoor - he made the ultimate sacrifice and we MUST honour that FACT, not dilute it nor detract from it.

Heck, I bet there are many white men walking the earth today, due to the heroic efforts of Black military personnel. If not, why do they recruit us in greater numbers to serve (train, teach)?

Don’t Blackwoman/men produce any heroic figures?

With the recent exposures of how white heroes are fixed, faked and made-up, I don’t think any stories of any such should be published. It’s obvious the media and military press does all it can to colonially put fear into the hearts of other people–making it look like white men West/U.S. is full of heroes.

They’re only heroes when, as MLKJ-Muhammad said, the opponents are [financially] poorer, [militarily] weaker, and Of Color.

Curt, this BLOG’s owner, has another post honoring Michael at the link below. This post details the awarding of the Congressional Medal of Honor this week.

http://www.floppingaces.net/2008/04/09/medal-of-honor-to-michael-monsoor/#comment-36014

We sincerely thank you for your visits and comments on this site and hope you also visit Curt’s post honoring Michael.

Yours in Service,

Chris Galloway
Major, USA

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