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Originally Posted by enigma2
Was he a hero in Washington DC during the 1930s when he fired on unarmed WWI soldiers who were penniless and wanting the bonuses they were promised? Was he a hero when he and his men set fire to their peaceful camp, against the orders of the President of the day? Was he a hero when people, including a baby, died during the conflagration?
Ted, you have a lot to learn about your own country, in particular its 'heroes'!
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Heroes are not perfect and people make mistakes. He is a hero in World War II and one of the greatest American military men in our history. Churchill was planning to use poison gas on the Germans and is quoted to saying, "I do not understand this squeamishness about the use of gas…. I am strongly in favor of using poisoned gas against uncivilized tribes". Yet, he also is a hero of WWII.