Death of an American Hero
At one of America's darkest moments -- the My Lai massacre of Vietnamese civilians in 1968 -- an American helicopter pilot named Hugh Thompson risked his life and his reputation to do the right thing, placing himself and his helicopter door-gunner between rampaging U.S. soldiers and fleeing Vietnamese civilians. Thompson's death last week at the age of 62 stirs timely thoughts about the meaning of true heroism and the danger of false hero-worship.For the full story of what happened to Thompson -- and what happened to another soldier, named Colin Powell, who chose a different course -- go to Consortiumnews.com at http://www.consortiumnews.com.
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