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(More customer reviews)I read this book for a graduate seminar on Ethics. Many soldiers who have acted courageously and survived their ordeal, have either not been very forthcoming in communicating their courageous acts or had a difficult time explaining what motivated them to risk their lives. However Kent DeLong, who at the time of writing his book War Heroes, was the attending physician of the Congressional Medal of Honor Society, conducted personal interviews with a few MOH recipients. One case in particular is the courageous actions of Major Patrick Henry Brady; a helicopter air ambulance pilot during the Vietnam War. When reflecting on his experience Brady said, "You don't think about the danger as much as you think about helping men who need you. In Vietnam, I was faced with a series of obstacles: enemy fire, terrain, or aircraft limitations. I worked my way through those obstacles and brought human beings to safety." Brady's quote sounds like a good definition of Aristotelian virtue ethics about courage. When one reads the myriad of MOH citations, one quickly finds that the vast majority of soldiers recognized by their nation to have acted courageously did so out of friendship and love of their comrades in arms. Thus, Aristotle believes that a soldier is not acting courageously when he is reacting to danger with a thoughtless or blind act of emotional anger or revenge.
I recommend this work to anyone interested in philosophy, and ethics.
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In this extraordinary book, 15 recipients of the Congressional Medal of Honor tell the stories of the actions for which they received their awards. The stories themselves present true examples of valor, courage, and sacrifice. More than stories, however, they recount moments of significance in the life of our country.
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