Quote Originally Posted by sparks19
I say....

he deserves the same respect as anyone over there even if he is just a "psuedo celebrity". And those celebrities that do USO shows over there are providing more a of a service than many think.



I didn't knock the celebrities that go over to do those tours. In fact, though they probably never reach them, I have written thank you letters and sent them to all the celebrities who have visited my brother's and friends units, or whose philanthropy I have read about in the news..

I also did not attempt to diminish the fact that it is a good thing he is going over there (I think a few of our politicians should be willing to send their children as well, although I have recently heard that John McCain's son is going). I don't think referring to him as a psuedo-celebrity tarnishes his career. He is a psuedo-celebrity. He is famous and celebrated and scrutinized because he is related to a remnant of a past political system, and his lovely mom has a tragic story that provides tabloids with endless morbid fascination and speculation.

And lastly, I do not feel I disrespected him as a soldier. I simply care more about my family than the random person I see on the cover of the tabloids. Not saying that there are any soldiers in Iraq I don't care about or wish well, just saying I am not going to feel any special affinity for Harry over my baby brother just because he is sorta famous for being related to public figures.