There was a time, when news like this would have been on the front page (or home page) of any newspaper of note. There was a time when events like this were not private affairs.
Sadly, not only do too few feel compelled to serve, but those that do can get neither the time of day nor fundamental recognition from those who send them downrange.
Influencing foreign audiences? How about being able to competently talk to our own?
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only about five percent of Americans (military personnel and their families) have any personal interest in Iraq. There are even fewer Iraqi Americans to care. There are also fewer veterans. Only nine million American actually served in the armed forces during the official Vietnam war period (1964-1975, most U.S. troops were out of Vietnam by 1972, and the big build up didn’t begin until 1965). And only 30 percent of those were actually in Vietnam. That’s 2.7 million troops. Those who served in Vietnam represented nearly ten percent of the men of their generation. The current war on terror will probably only involved a few percent. Veterans of older wars are dying off at a rapid clip. The Iraq war is something most people simply can’t relate to.
http://www.strategypage.com/htmw/htiw/articles/20080316.aspx
Not enough Americans know the significance of the Medal of Honor or know what the word posthumous means to make this story worth the MSM’s time.
You’ll see it in milblogs, though.
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March 18, 2008 11:24 PM
Posted on March 18, 2008 23:24