The Real Heros! - COL. ALLEN WEST: Heroism: Are Gay Basketball Players Greater Heroes than Decorated Soldiers? - YouTube

It is safe to say that if you get praised for the weeniest things in life by mendacious, self-serving and self-agrandizing politicians, then you are a publicity punk.
But if you have given a leg and still passed the physically most rigorous service course and were an example to your command or you lost your career to honestly protect the Nation, then you are a real hero unto the rest of us and deservedly most confident in yourself. m/r

COL. ALLEN WEST: Heroism: Are Gay Basketball Players Greater Heroes than Decorated Soldiers? - YouTube

Published on May 3, 2013

Col. Allen West discusses NBA basketball player Jason Collins. Collins revealed publicly that he is gay, and received a telephone call from President Obama. Col. Allen West contrasts this with the heroism of soldiers like Sgt. Greg Robinson, who became the first amputee to complete Air Assault School. The training was so grueling that Robinson broke his prosthetic leg twice. Did Sgt. Robinson receive a call from President Obama? Did other decorated soldiers like Army Lieutenant Col. Matthew Dooley? Find out.