The American Hero

Webster's dictionary defines a "Hero" as: A man admired for his achievements and noble qualities.
One who shows great courage. An object of extreme admiration and devotion. In contrast, the American Hero seems to be defined by public sentiment and the parameters of heroism change from generation to generation. It's amazing to me that a man who died in the 19th century as a hero can arise from his grave to become a modern day villain. This phenomenon is especially true among Southern Heroes.

As a young country in its earliest years of development, the American sentiment was to create a last memorial in love and remembrance of those men and women who's deeds shaped our nation. In America today there is a growing cult who's only goals are to destroy or distort the history of certain Americans who so greatly influenced our society. If only these people could redirect their ambitious hatred toward something meaningful and respectful, what a wonderful world this could be.

The futile efforts of our modern society to glorify one group of heroes by dishonoring others cannot hide the truth. Despite their courage and their noble achievements, these great Americans were mortals with all of the faults of human frailty. The true history of these people should be the measure of their honor.

As with all societies, America's heroes have always been derived from our struggles and adversities. The greatest of these struggles was the War for Southern Independence. The simple, narrow and unrealistic assessment by contemporary historians is that the South lost so it had to be wrong and accordingly the North won so they had to be right. From this biased and unsubstantiated theory comes the new "politically correct" standard by which many Americans measure heroism. To further dilute the truth, many of today's authors and self proclaimed historians have divided heroism along racial and sectional lines

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