Are the troops heroes? Americans, Britons and Germans feel very differently
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Brits are split between those who think all in the armed are heroes and those who think only those who perform particularly brave acts are.
By Matthew Smith
Ever since 2009, the UK has celebrated Armed Forces Day on the last Saturday in June. The event, itself an extension of the three year old Veterans Day celebration, was implemented to raise awareness and appreciation for those who serve in Britain’s armed forces.
Members of the armed forces – especially in the United States, but also in Britain – are often referred to as heroes. But a BBC documentary in 2015 uncovered that many veterans feel uncomfortable with being described as heroes.
Now a new YouGov study conducted in the United States, Great Britain and Germany uncovers drastically different attitudes in each country towards which troops, if any, people consider to be heroes.
The survey asked which members of the armed forces, if any, should be considered heroes. The response is most unified in the US: 50% of Americas say t...
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