tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343608.post6343258036719213684..comments2024-03-28T20:53:54.312-05:00Comments on Orange Crate Art: William Deresiewicz on heroesMichael Leddyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05547732736861224886noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343608.post-58985765466830844362011-08-23T01:10:45.888-05:002011-08-23T01:10:45.888-05:00This has actually bothered me for a long time. Li...This has actually bothered me for a long time. Living an 'ordinary life' is somehow not enough?<br /><br />My brother, apparently immortal at 19 years of age, ran in front of machine-gun fire to assist wounded villagers in Viet Nam, gallantry that earned him a Silver Star. He stated that he 'knew the firing would stop,' an assertion that still leaves me weak at the knees in retrospect. He has observed that his heroes all died.Elainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13195458656221202202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343608.post-57527646245881915362011-08-21T12:10:21.722-05:002011-08-21T12:10:21.722-05:00This is just brilliant, and so eloquently says wha...This is just brilliant, and so eloquently says what I have been wanting to say for year. Thanks for passing this along!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com