I was out having breakfast with a friend a while back. He is a very kind and unassuming fellow. Soft spoken and all. A house painter now.
The subject came around to somebody who was in the news. That news person had received a Silver Star award for some action.
My friend said simply, "I have one of those".
Uhh, okay. What was that award for. "My friend who was carrying the radio was pinned down and shot and I went out to pull him back. There wasn't anything heroic about it. I was just trying to help my friend."
(He also has a Purple Heart and I don't know what else).
There are a lot of amazing histories out there.
