One of the guys?

In the book War Is Boring David Axe gives you his tail of his addiction to war and his adventures that come along with being a war correspondent.  In the book it is clear that he feels that he should be held to a higher regard then just a field journalist taking pictures of a war.  It’s true that he puts his life on the line every time he steps out in a war zone carrying his camera ready to capture whatever story is unfolding before him.  Much like a soldier David admits to craving war and the excitement that comes with it rather than the dull mundane life of an American citizen. He gets down to the nitty gritty and flings himself into the must hard hitting dangerous situations no sane person would ever fathom being in. David tells the stories that need to be told, tells the truth that need that to be heard, but should he be considered a war hero should he be held to the same standards as a soldier?  Sure a war correspondent can usually be found right in the deep shit with the rest of the guys with a look of wonder in their eyes , and a camera steadily pointed at the action, but there not actually fighting, there not killing.  Please don’t get me wrong a war correspondent has an extremely important job of telling the hidden agendas of a war and what it’s all about I just don’t think they be themselves up with the works of an actual soldier. When David finally returns home, while having dinner with his parents he tells them “I mean I look around this restaurant at these people, and I know, deep in my soul, that I’m the scariest thing here.” I don’t think following soldiers around possibly to your death by choice classifies you as “scary” maybe in the terms of bat shit crazy scary.  Yes a war correspondent is vital for war, but in my opinion should not expect the same praise as the man of the story they are telling.