whatever you want. for me he is still a idiot. and i will never consider him a hero.
So for a man to jump on a grenade and save his squadmates, and risk his own life, hes an idiot? Lets propose a hypothetical situation:
Lets say that you're in a typical combat squad in Afghanistan. You've got your ARs, your LT, your SGT, etc, etc. Suddenly, you're ambushed by insurgent groups. In the midst of the firefight, you notice something bump against your foot. You look down, and its an HE Grenade. For the sake of the demonstration, lets suppose that its K/C range is just a mere five meters (Its a very small HE Grenade).
You basically have four options:
1) Gawk at it until it explodes. You're gonna lose your legs, and then you'll bleed out. More likely though, is that the blast concussion will kill you instantly, and you'll be dead before your body hits the ground.
2) Yell and run franctically. Being generous, lets say it has a five second fuse. Thats one second to pull, one second in the air, and say, half a second for you to register that its a 'nade and to think of what to do. So you've got 2.5 seconds to run 5 meters. Your squadmates will probably hear your yelling, or see you running, and then will notice the grenade. That'll give them even less time to run. So while you *may* live, those around you will most likely die. So if you can look at yourself in the mirror, its all cool, right?
3) Thow the grenade away. Honestly, probably the stupidest thing you can do. While its on the ground, most of the blast force would be directed downwards. Now, that its in the air, you've just increased the K/C range through the blast concussion. Whose side are you on?
4) Jump on the grenade. You're most likely going to die anyways. Again, you've got about 2.5 seconds to GTFO of there, and those around you would have even less time.
Jumping on a grenade isn't stupid, especially if you know you'll likely die trying to do something else. If I knew I would die, then hell yeah I'd jump on it. Atleast those around me could carry on the fight. And besides, most terrorist just use the RPG-7. It can take out humvees, and it explodes on contact. Fun stuff.
I guess it is the weapon, atleast if I should guess ^^ And also they have choicen to be soldiers, and by choosing the path of a soldier, they also accept the consequences.
So the mere fact that a person holds a gun instantly devalues their life? While a soldier has accepted the risk that come with his profession, that is no grounds for a belittlement of their humanity.
If what you say is true, then what about police officers? My uncle is a cop, and he has had to shoot a person to save an innocent civillian. So does that mean my Uncle is worth less as a person, even those his actions helped to save a life?
