It's Veterans Day, and I'd like to commemorate some of the lesser known--but no less brave--men and women who've served their country in uniform--however tattered or non-regulation those uniforms often seem to be...
What special forces squad would be daring enough to go after Hitler? Well, the same one that served in every U.S. conflict from World War II to Vietnam--and did it
their way. I refer of course to
Sargeant Nick Fury and his Howling Mad Commandos!
They say you can't pin a medal on a gorilla (see, they're doing it right there on the cover!), but I say: why not? So what if he doesn't meet the grooming standard?
War's ugly and so were they--but they got results. And their name's alliterative.
And of course, who could forget
the Warlord, formerly Captain Travis Morgan, USAF. He proves the old adage, "old soldiers never die, they just become Sword & Sorcery heroes in the hollow earth."
All frivolity aside, I'll put one nonfictional veteran on the list. U.S. Army trauma surgeon, and my best friend from med school, T (
née Tara):
Happy Veterans Day!
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