Well, I got a little hot under the collar when reading about this true hero, Chief Thomas, a U. S. Navy SEAL, who died recently in combat on behalf of our nation. Here's the facebook post from the Military Wall of Honor:

Chief Special Warfare Operator Collin Trent Thomas, a U. S. Navy SEAL

by Military Wall Of Honor
on Monday, August 23, 2010 at 1:51pm.

Wednesday night, 18 August 2010 in Hertford, North Carolina, a mom and dad received the notification every parent fears when their child has made a commitment to the military during a time of war. Although Marine Lt. Col. Clayton and Paula Jean Trent Thomas were given little information other than their son had departed this life during a combat mission, they had known their son Collin was in harm's way, having been deployed to Afghanistan just about a month previous. His parents never knew exactly where Collin was deployed, however, they knew that since February 2000, Collin had been assigned to various East Coast-based SEAL teams, involved in numerous combat missions in Iraq and Afghanistan and deployed at least eight times....

There is more on facebook, so just go to the Military Wall of Honor to read the rest.

When I read this, after just having read something in Sports about Sports "heros," I became incensed. This is what I wrote in the facebook Comment box:

"These are the heros we should talk about, tell our children about, pray for. No basketball, baseball or football star anywhere EVER did anything as important as Chief Thomas did when he signed his enlistment in the Navy. No basketball point...s, baseball score, football game, would ever even be PLAYED if it weren't for men and women like Chief Thomas. By God, stop the political correctness and let's get back to the good old United States. I'm sick of Sportscasters, AND I MEAN YOU ESPN, ABC, NBC, CBS, etc., equating athletes with TRUE heros. You want to play the race card with me? Say I'm racist because I support a white SEAL and not a black ball player? Bite me. I support ALL our armed forces, no matter what color -- but don't you DARE equate simple jocks with the REAL MEN in this country. RIP, Chief, knowing while there's a breath in my body I will pray for your soul and your family, and keep the word "hero" pristine."

No apologies. Let the chips fall where they may.
Joanne