Topic: Uncommon Valor
Most people often think that to be hero one must possess extraordinary powers of genius but this is usually a misconception. Heroes are just ordinary people but who perform or act far above their expectations and those of others in extraordinary situation. Heroes can sprout from hawk of life, from different educational, economic and ethnic backgrounds. The book ‘Uncommon Valor’ by Dwight Zimmerman and John Gresham presents the case of a group of men whom in their diversities prove to us that no single template exists in making a hero. A must read for those who would wish to understand the true making of a hero, this book present an account of six bravest recipients of the highest military honor decoration medal awarded of valor (Zimmerman, 2010). Apart from exploring the sacrifices of the six heroes from Americans the book explores of the country’s military honors as well as the history behind various branches of developing the awards.
As fascinating as it is the book tables the case of six men soldiers who get their recognition as the bravest soldiers to have fought in the Iraq or Afghanistan war. The men bravery in recognized by being awarded the highest military award of valor in America. As these two authors put it in this book, since the end of the 1973 Vietnam War, this Medal of Honor has only been awarded to eight men only in respect to their extraordinary performance which in the line of duty is described beyond and above extraordinary (Zimmerman, 2010).
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