Important questions about heroes and MSM.

Mrs Greyhawk asks:

How often do your hear heroic stories told of our troops... on say CNN or read about them in the New York Times?

Try searching "Hero" in any of the MSM's search window. Try searching "Hero" in Google News or Yahoo news and see what you find.

Can the everyday American (who hasn't been exposed to milblogs) name a single Hero of this war? No. Why? Because in the MSM's eye's, the epitome of a hero is ...a sports figure.

How is it, the headlines are filled with the casualties of our warriors but having none honoring their heroism?

Well, for one thing, if we start honoring our heroes we may start paying attention to what almost all of them are saying about Iraq: It's not a quagmire; we're not losing; and "cut-and-run" will only lead to civil war, and the failure of so much of what our military and our allies have accomplished there.

Listening to our heroes won't be good for the Democrats who dominate MSM or their fellow partisans in Congress and their interest groups. They want us to believe what they're telling us: things are bad and only getting worse; "It's another Vietnam." If enough of us believe them they think we'll elect more Dems to Congress in '06 and a Dem as President in '08.

Mrs. Greyhawk pushes aside MSM fig leaves:

They list them only as a veritable number. And if our warrior should so live thru a ferocious battle committing heroic deeds, they do not even get a mention of their valor.

Why does it take someone like Bruce Wllis to make a hero out of our heroes.

I'm astounded daily by the MSM's representation of our troops.

Mrs. Greyhawk, you're too nice. It's MSM's daily misrepresentation of our troops. But you're wonderful to share some examples of our service men and women's heroism with us:

Here are just a few of our latest heroes, honor them by remembering their names :

Spc. Andrew “Doc” Suchanek

Spc. Suchanek provided immediate life-saving treatment for an Iraqi police officer under heavy enemy fire. “I didn’t have time to think about it,” said Spc. Andrew “Doc” Suchanek, 1st Battalion, 87th Infantry, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division. “I just knew I didn’t want that guy to get hurt even worse. I just reacted.”

While on a routine patrol in west Baghdad, Suchanek and other Soldiers of C Company, 1/87 Infantry responded to assist Iraqi Police who had come under fire from automatic rifles and rocket-propelled grenades. Encountering a critically-wounded police officer, Suchanek began immediate life-saving treatment.

Then a terrorist suddenly fired an RPG at both of them. Without hesitation, Suchanek threw himself on the police officer, shielding him from danger. The grenade exploded harmlessly and Suchanek continued treatment to save the life of the policeman. As his fellow Soldiers secured the area, Suchanek coordinated evacuation for his patient to a local hospital.

Read more here.