Sailaway,
While it is commonly called the Congressional Medal of Honor, the actual name of the award is the
Medal of Honor. It has to be awarded by Congress, but that isn't part of its name.
I will have to check out that movie, as I have not seen it yet. Cool fact on the MPS ships.
The other truly unfortunate thing is the behavior that is often associated with the sports heroes is far from what I would want my children, if I had any, to emulate. They are often vain, greedy, arrogant, and selfish. These are not traits that are commonly seen as being good. The Medal of Honor recipients that I have read about or seen video/film/television segments about do not represent those values, but ones of selflessness, modesty, bravery and other traits, which I consider to be desireable.
Thanks for bringing this to our attention.
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Sailingdog
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You know what the first rule of sailing is? ...Love. You can learn all the math in the 'verse, but you take
a boat to the sea you don't love, she'll shake you off just as sure as the turning of the worlds. Love keeps
her going when she oughta fall down, tells you she's hurting 'fore she keens. Makes her a home.
—Cpt. Mal Reynolds, Serenity (edited)
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