[OnyxCougar]

Agreed, FnF. Certainly worthy of respect.

But to me, her service to our country does not instantly make her a hero.

If you consider a hero to be one that survived a horrific situation that nearly kills them, then yes, she is a hero. And using that definition, so am I. So are any of us that have had a brush with death and lived.

It comes down to your definition of hero. Is a hero someone that saves someones life? To me, yes. Firemen, Policemen, Joe Guy on the street that puts his life in danger to save another. That is a hero.

And while PFC Lynch deserves respect and gratitude for serving her country in time of war, and, I believe, qualifies for the purple heart (being wounded in wartime), that does not automatically define her as a hero. Courageous, brave, survivor, yes.

The only fact we know for sure is that she survived a terrible thing. Something no one should have to go through. But a hero, to me, means more than that.

So to some, like dave, she could be a hero. And that's fine. It seems his definition of hero is different than mine.

And by the way....respect does not mean above question.



Edit: tried to clarify my thoughts a little more.