That gentleman who was released is a fool. He walked away from his unit...AWOL. Yet some say he deserves a POW medal. A deserter doesn't deserve recognition he deserves the punishment that comes from walking away from your unit. Him walking away caused lives to be lost trying to find him. They had to create new missions to try and find this man, and lives were lost. Someone lost their son, husband, fiancee, boyfriend, best friend, battle buddy all because he walked away.
I remember at the start of the war in 2003 us wives on base were invited to go a meeting about deployment and what this all will mean for our families. I remember watching a video and the man on the tv was wearing a red rag on his head and he said: "I will get you America from the inside out." 11 years later I can still hear his accent laden voice saying that and the anger in his eyes. I also remember in that meeting they were listing off what will happen and what is expected if you spouse become a POW. Article three of the POW code of conduct states:
Article III
If I am captured I will continue to resist by all means available. I will make every effort to escape and to aid others to escape. I will accept neither parole nor special favors from the enemy.
I remember listening to the speaker read off each article and the explanation It was a little scary and a lot to digest. It also made the deployment seem more real. Obviously this man didn't follow this rule.
I never have liked our current president. I feel like his goal is cause harm to our nation not make it any better. He is doing a good job at it. Don't get me wrong I am still proud to be an American, I just don't agree with our government at all. After this gentleman's release it became known that we traded him for the release of some big wig terrorists. Hello, does anyone remember when it was started that will not enter negotiations or talks of trade with known terrorists But Obama did it any. I think that this gentleman who was released will cause harm to this country. In time he was "held captive" how do we know he didn't plan an attack on our great nation. He was the one who walked away in the first place. Were his motives pure and honest...it doesn't seem like that. I am curious to see how this all places out.
The definition of a hero is this: a person of great strength and courage. Hero's are those who serve our country honestly, those who stand in the face of danger in hope to save another (like the kids at SPU who subdued the gunman from harming more) our first responders etc. Not some jackhole who walked away from his unit...
