Sentences with phrase «as war hero»

Not only that, but his status as a war hero and years spent as a POW may well shame anyone who argues otherwise

Not only that, but his status as a war hero and years spent as a POW may well shame anyone who argues otherwise — well, almost anyone.

Play as a War Hero Soldier first.

Of course, as any war hero worth their weight in shell casings knows, cooperatively mowing down the scourge of the universe with all manner of machine guns and laser beams is far more gratifying with a buddy by your side.

That Benjamin grew up, eventually settled in the United States, and had a family is comforting, as is the revelation that the farmer he had thought of as «Papa» came to be decorated as a war hero for his bravery in hiding Jews from the Nazis.

The «seven» are rounded out with Ethan Hawke as war hero Goodnight Robicheaux, Vincent D'Onofrio as bear - sized man Jack Horne, Byung - hun Lee as knife specialist Billy Rocks, Manuel Garcia - Rulfo as Vasquez, and Martin Sensmeier as native - American outcast Red Harvest.

The film is based on Ben Fountain's 2012 novel that tells the story of an Iraq veteran who is hailed as a war hero, but wrangling with disenchantment.

«Charlie Rangel is a dedicated public servant who has served the nation and the people of New York with distinction, both as a war hero and longstanding member of Congress.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Rep. John Katko says Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump made «reprehensible» comments over the weekend when he criticized Arizona Sen. John McCain's status as a war hero.

But when a local school principal recently introduced him as a war hero to a gathering of students, Scardino felt embarrassed.

Not exact matches

Among them there are certainly people who still consider war criminals as heroes,» Stojanovic said.

Before we hail Jefferies» Richard Handler as a hero in the CEO pay wars, consider this: He probably shouldn't have qualified for the bonus that he turned down in the first place.

When prime - time hosts — who have never served our country in any capacity — dismiss facts and empirical reality to launch profoundly dishonest assaults on the FBI, the Justice Department, the courts, the intelligence community (in which I served) and, not least, a model public servant and genuine war hero such as Robert Mueller — all the while scaremongering with lurid warnings of «deep - state» machinations — I can not be part of the same organization, even at a remove.

He had a sinking feeling as he thought about what would happen if just a half dozen people cared to greet the war heroes.

«In the aftermath of «Captain America: Civil War,» Scott Lang grapples with the consequences of his choices as both a Super Hero and a father.

What it's about: «Sargeant York» may have been about World War I — a sharpshooter becomes an unexpected hero after attacking and capturing a German position using the same strategy as turkey hunting — but the American - proud movie became a point of major discussion in the United States over the merits of entering World War II.

Though it is easy to tell whence Loeb's confusion comes from, reading his description of Broadwell, who - far from the tabloid-esque accounts of a spoiled «prom queen» - comes off, indeed, as a very unlikely «other woman» for the closest thing America has to a modern day war hero.

I don't know what fraction of the fallen dead they would regard as «heroes», but whatever it is, it hasn't stopped many of them from opposing the Iraq War or the Afghan Surge.

The CCP stirs the nationalistic emotions of the people by contesting Japan over issues such as: the disputed territorial claims with China: its writing of history that omits Japanese atrocities in its invasion of China, and in recent visits by its leaders to Japan's Yasukuni shrine which honors national heroes including convicted war criminals.2

At a recent public gathering in the heart of the nation's capital, with former civil rights hero and disgraced Mayor Marion Barry on the podium as an object lesson, Farrakhan prepared his black audience for the coming race war.

The huge gallery surrounding the 18th green in the late afternoon shadows applauded these two survivors of so much Masters drama as if they were heroes returning from foreign wars.

As a war for domination escalates between the two queens, the hero standing between good and evil is Freya's most elite Huntsman, Eric (Chris Hemsworth: Thor, Star Trek Into Darkness).

It has gone from near - barren to bustling under the leadership of supervisor Jim Hobson, the former gang leader - turned - Vietnam War hero who organized this year's banquet just as he did for 11 years at his former park district post, Kiwanis Playground on the Far North Side.

Perhaps, as I have always been keen on motorcars and driving, I would go back to the days before speed limits were imposed out of towns and look at those heroes in adventure and detective stories that drove a pre or post - Second World War Bentley or Alvis, with their magnifi cent long bonnets and separate headlights standing up on either side.

Trump expressed no remorse for saying last summer that Sen. John McCain was «not a war hero,» despite being captured in Vietnam and tortured as a prisoner of war.

During the First World War, some of the leading Progressive writers began to use the word liberalism as a substitute for progressivism, which had become tarnished by its association with their fallen hero, Theodore Roosevelt, who had run and lost on a Progressive third party ticket.

And Roosevelt, now a secular saint for his guiding the country through a depression and war, is clearly cast as hero for standing up to the corrupt Tammany machine that dominated New York politics.

Trump returned to his own kind of code talking by deriding Democratic Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren as «Pocahontas» at a White House event honoring Native American war heroes.

Since Gen. Obasanjo first hit on Nigeria, as Civil War hero, Federal Works commissioner under Gen. Gowon, Gen. Murtala Muhammad's chief of staff, Supreme Headquarters, and later military Head of State, he had always projected public high - mindedness.

They are lining - up to position the race against Eldridge as a campaign of personalities — Gibson, the local war hero from a working family vs. Eldridge, the multi-millionaire outsider trying to buy a Congressional seat.»

When Tony Blair announced that all the people interned by the Japanese in the second world war would receive compensation, he was hailed as hero by the press the next day.

[63] Despite opinion polls indicating a strong Labour lead, opinion polls were then viewed as a novelty which had not proven their worth, and most commentators expected that Churchill's prestige and status as a «war hero» would ensure a comfortable Conservative victory.

Hundreds marched dressed in red colors and the native costumes of Poland, to the monument in Poughkeepsie's Pulaski Park, to celebrate Pulaski Day, in honor of Revolutionary War hero Casimir Pulaski, known as «father of the American cavalry.»

Although McCain spoke at the Conservative conference in 2006 and Brown praised Obama's policies publicly, he may get on well with this war hero who entered elected office in 1983, the same year as Brown.

Women are more attracted to war heroes than regular soldiers or men who display heroic traits in other fields, such as in sports or natural disaster work, according to new research from the University of Southampton and partners in Europe.

Monumental City Tour: Mount Vernon began as a country estate for Revolutionary War hero John Eager Howard and grew to be the place to live for Baltimore's rich and famous in the mid-nineteenth century.

If you have in mind thinking about the western war heroes having fun with Asian women in Asia, erase those thoughts as most of the Asian women do not depict that picture and they are not dolls to play and trash later.

I feel this movie wouldve been so much better if a seasoned director had done it like John Singleton... anyway, its just alot of hype because hes the «first» black super hero (do nt tell Wesley Snipes though) and if you really want to see black panther skip the full length movie and see Wakanda in Infinity war... as far as black panther goes he was great in civil war and infinity war, you can skip the 2 hour trip to the land of vibranium.

What makes Captain America: Civil War such a terrific accomplishment is the way it takes what could have been the most crass and overcrowded story to adapt as a film and instead transforms it into an examination of just who these heroes are and what impact they've had on the world around them, and vice versa.

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Star Wars The Clone Wars: Republic Heroes is a below average adventure that's difficult to recommend, even as a rental.

Play as one - of - four pulp inspired heroes as they fight swarms of terrifying robots with an arsenal of Cold War era weapons and experimental technology.

A young boy becomes an unlikely hero when he is chosen as the «Kirin Rider» and must lead Japan's ancient Yokai spirits in their apocalyptic war against the evil monsters.

The amateur editing and diecting makes the film neither realistic as a war film, nor fun as an all - out action hero / comedy film.

Denzel Washington stars as Ezekiel «Easy» Rawlins, a decorated war hero who returns home to the segregation of post-war America.

The true story of a stray dog, who becomes a World War I hero and remains the most decorated dog in American history, is realized as an animated film with the voices of Helena Bonham Carter, Logan Lerman and Gérard Depardieu.

Chadwick Boseman is starring in the film as King T'Challa of Wakanda, reprising his Captain America: Civil War role as this film's titular hero.

As an Orc horde invades the planet Azeroth using a magic portal, a few human heroes and dissenting Orcs must attempt to stop the true evil behind this war.

Possibly around the time the film was drafted as «The Star Wars: From the Adventures of Luke Starkiller,» Lucas was on the lookout for his story's main hero.

Following Josh Brolin's casting as Thanos in Guardians of the Galaxy, fans are eager to see when the character will next appear in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and with the announcement of Avengers: Infinity War we know that we will see the Mad Titan take on Earth's Mightiest Heroes across two movies.