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Notice the title says "uniformed men", not "military", and IMO rightfully so. When I lived in the US I also found that policemen and firefighters enjoy a very
by rsp1984 9y ago
Notice the title says "uniformed men", not "military", and IMO rightfully so.
When I lived in the US I also found that policemen and firefighters enjoy a very peculiar status there. Usually the answer is "but they put their lives on the line". However that I find true for a whole lot of other occupations as well (e.g. coal workers, prof. athletes, (war) reporters and many more) so it's not a unique characteristic.
- ckinnan 9y ago"first responders" is the more common term. Honoring their risk/sacrifice became a cultural priority after so many died in the emergency response on 9/11. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emergency_workers_killed_in_the_September_11_attacks https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emergency_workers_killed_in_th...