From: "Gary Britt" 

There's a difference between having flaws and being bums.  Pappy said bums.

Gary

"Rich Gauszka"  wrote in message
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> I think they are representative.  It's always best to remember that even
our
> 'heroes' have flaws. It's part of what makes us human
>
>
> "Gary Britt"  wrote in message
> news:4399d1ec$1{at}w3.nls.net...
> > I'm not sure how representative "Pappy's" opinions
would be.  He was
> > definitely a character and a hero.
> >
> > Gary
> >
> > "Rich Gauszka"  wrote in message
> > news:4399d0d6{at}w3.nls.net...
> >>
> >> "Gary Britt" 
wrote in message
> >> news:4399b552$1{at}w3.nls.net...
> >> >  >
> >> > What he did was very wrong, and the fact that he is a real genuine
war
> >> > hero
> >> > makes it a larger tragedy for both him personally and the country.
> >> >
> >> >
> >>
> >> Lt. Col Gregory 'Pappy' Boyington wrote at the end of his
memoir, "If
> >> this
> >> story were to have a moral, then I would say, 'Just name a hero and
I'll
> >> prove he's a bum.'"
> >>
> >>  He also jokingly said that the only reason he was awarded the CMH was
> > that
> >> they thought he was dead after his
> >> plane was shot down over Rabual.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
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