Portraying contemporary war vets in popular culture
Article Abstract:
The veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have been portrayed by the media both as victims and villains but never as victors on the battlefield. The public is saturated with the media coverage of prison scandals and its culture knows the mode to honor the casualties and the dead but not the strength and prowess of its warriors, as heroism in war is anathema to the politically correct mindset.
Publication Name: VFW Magazine
Subject: Social sciences
ISSN: 0161-8598
Year: 2006
User Contributions:
Comment about this article or add new information about this topic:
Last KIA on the Western front
Article Abstract:
An account of the bloodbath of Army soldier Henry N. Gunther, in the last hours of World War I on November 11, 1918 is presented. Gunther jumped in the fog of war with all his courage and the Germans fired a five round burst to finally kill him.
Publication Name: VFW Magazine
Subject: Social sciences
ISSN: 0161-8598
Year: 2005
User Contributions:
Comment about this article or add new information about this topic:
- Abstracts: Perceived control and the effects of crowding and consumer choice on the service experience. An anchoring and adjustment model of spousal predictions
- Abstracts: Training x trainee interactions in a family planning intervention. Challenging the courtesy bias interpretation of favorable clients' perceptions of family planning delivery
- Abstracts: One-fourth of Iraq war vets suffer hearing loss. Saving lives, one roadside bomb at a time. Iraq Gls accomplishing their mission