Where are the Heroes?

While you may have seen a couple of examples of the MSM taking a break from deriding the troops, I am not convinced. It was the mainstream media that ran Abu Grahib stories for months and months, subsequent fake torture pictures, and tried to vilify a soldier caught on camera shooting an enemy that he thought had a bomb.

While Time makes a nice tribute to the fallen, where are the heroes? By only focusing on the fallen, media is able to continue it's relentless pounding of negativity regarding the Iraqi war. Without also demostrating examples of American and British courage, the media is left being insincere trying to demoralize the homefront.Instead of focusing on round-the-clock coverage of Cindy Sheehan, where are today's Audie Murphy or Sgt. Alvin York? Why has the MSM never mentioned the exploits of Cpl. Samuel Toloza.
Only the Washington Times reported how this El Savadoran immigrant defending his fellow soldiers who were out of ammunition and wounded. He said a prayer, whipped out his knife and charged the Iraqi gunmen. His heroics saved his fellow soldiers and bought enough time for reinforcements to arrive.What about the heroics of Cpl. Jason Dunham who jumped on a granade to save his fellow Marines. You may not know his name because only the WSJ reported the story.
Sgt 1st Class Paul Ray Smith single handedly killed 50 Iraqi terrorists while saving the lives of 100 Americans. It was only with his posthumous award of the Medal of Honor did the MSM make some room on their back pages for a short blurb.

There are probably many other heroes, but their names are hard to find. (Update Riehlworld view has a nice list) If the MSM was really supporting the troops, their names wouldn't be.

The media may be biased, but even they support the troops.
We all criticize the mainstream media, regularly and with reason. More and more and day by day the MSM is showing us that its response to the popularity of conservative media and the rise of alternative news sources is to become less carefully liberal. What in the past had to be hidden is now announced.....
An example is a joint venture by Time and the Rocky Mountain News on the families of fallen servicemen in Iraq. Time gives it a beautiful spread on its Web site; the News provided the story and photos. Look at the level of craftsmanship, even art, from the editors, writer, photographer. Look at the work that went into it. It could not have been anything but a labor of love. ... Peggy Noonan