Word: valorize
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...Fearing it was so small it would be taken as a souvenir, a commander ordered the original flag removed. When a bigger one went up four hours later--and photographer Joe Rosen-thal captured the image--Lindberg was back in combat. He was given the Silver Star for his valor. But it was the second set of flag-raising Marines that was widely acclaimed. "I was called a liar," he said of his push for recognition...
Each April 25, on ANZAC Day, Australians honor the valor of their soldiers in wars past and present. In recent years, thousands of troops-more than at any time since Vietnam-have served in harm's way in Iraq and Afghanistan, and their actions have won praise at home and abroad. But one soldier's fate suggests that once they leave the military, some veterans face a hard and lonely time...
...change, the rising cost of health care, or the tenuous state of Social Security—will require a diversion of our own short-term interests for the long-term interests of the nation. But unless this sacrifice comes from all parts of society, relying not only on the valor of the few but also the discipline of the many, then such endeavors are destined to fail—we’ll still be expecting something for nothing...
...WOMAN OF VALOR...
...Finally, there is one other thing that is not too late to get right about this war - and that is the homecoming of the men and women - our veterans - who have sacrificed the most. Let us honor their valor by providing the care they need and rebuilding the military they love. Let us be the generation that begins this work...