Modern War Heroes

Every war has its heroes. This post is dedicated to Noel Godfrey Chavasse who served in World War I.  He began his career by studying medicine, and ended up joining the Royal Army Medical Corps in 1913. Neither illness nor injury kept him from his duty of helping his fellow soldiers. He received multiple honors, including the Victoria Cross and the Military Cross.

I am always impressed and humbled by these healers who are called to the battlefront. They could easily perform their duties far away from the front, but somehow they find the courage to run out into the fray to rescue the poor souls laying injured in the mud. And thank goodness they do! So many have been saved by these brave efforts who otherwise would have lost their lives.

Please click on Noel Chavasse’s name to learn more about him.

This isn’t exactly hero related news, but it certainly is fitting here.  A man in Iowa named Ray Sorensen used his artistic talents to paint a wonderful tribute to our men and women in uniform.

This is worth seeing!

I ran across this account of Capt. Chris Carter on CNN.com.

The elderly woman got stuck in a haze of smoke and bullets as she tried to cross a bridge south of Baghdad.Capt. Chris Carter did not hesitate. He ordered his Bradley armored vehicle onto the bridge while he and two men followed on foot.

Taking cover from Iraqi bullets behind the bridge’s iron beams, Carter tossed a smoke grenade for cover and dashed toward the crying woman.

Then the 31-year-old company commander pointed his M-16 rifle and provided cover for his men to carry the wounded woman to the safety of an ambulance.

Certainly a man to be admired. Capt. Carter not only puts his life in jeopardy during this incident, but this article goes on to describe his other humanitarian actions both on and off the battlefield.