Have you ever wanted to Say "Thank You" and didn't

[Pellaz]

No doubt! Sad though you can throw a football and make millions a year but the people who keep you safe, teach your kids and those that help you through disasters and crisis make "pennies."

I knew he was different in his sexuality
I went to his parties as a straight minority
It never seemed a threat to my masculinity
He only introduced me to a wider reality
As the years went by, we drifted apart
When I heard that he was gone
I felt a shadow cross my heart

But he's nobody's hero
Saves a drowning child
Cures a wasting disease
Hero...lands the crippled airplane
Solves great mysteries
Hero...not the handsome actor
Who plays a hero's role
Hero...not the glamour girl
Who'd love to sell her soul
If anybody's buying
Nobody's hero

I didn't know the girl, but I knew her family
All their lives were shattered in a nightmare of brutality
They try to carry on, try to bear the agony
Try to hold some faith in the goodness of humanity
As the years went by, we drifted apart
When I heard that she was gone
I felt a shadow cross my heart

But she's nobody's hero
Is the voice of reason against the howling mob
Hero...is the pride of purpose
In the unrewarding job
Hero...not the champion player
Who plays the perfect game
Hero...not the glamour boy
Who loves to sell his name
Everybody's buying
Nobody's hero

As the years went by, we drifted apart
When I heard that you were gone
I felt a shadow cross my heart

But he's nobody's hero
Saves a drowning child
Cures a wasting disease
Hero...lands the crippled airplane
Solves great mysteries
Hero...not the handsome actor
Who plays a hero's role
Hero...not the glamour girl
Who'd love to sell her soul
If anybody's buying
Nobody's hero

--Peart

 

[SharkBlack]

But that still ignores the 800 lb gorilla in the room... that they would be far safer if they weren't shipped off to get killed or hurt to begin with.

But I believe we are safer because of their sacrifice... that's why I respect and have full gratitude for what they have chosen to do...

 

[Pellaz]

Also, anyone who suggests that we should not have targeted Taliban/al-Queda targets in Afghanistan after 9/11 is a fool. (The militants who attacked us on 9/11, and other targets and countries worldwide, were trained there.)

 

[Bryan316]

You can hate our government, you can hate our leaders, but don't you dare ever bear ill will towards our soldiers, our police officers and our fire fighters. Yes, they take their paycheck from our taxes, and they deserve every penny of it.

 

[BenMech]

Props to those who need em. Boo to those who force "our" hand.