Have You Ever Seen A Real Superhero? Here Is One...

 

Photo: Denver Post

Meet Major Richard Ferrero. Hero.  Real-world superhero.  Father to a daughter whose boyfriend was a victim of last Saturday night's mass shooting at an LGBTQ club called Club Q in Colorado Springs (Colorado). With the background of Colorado Springs harboring some of the country's strict anti-gay legislation, it is tough to identify with the LGBTQ community. So how do you not be yourself? Can you change the community - Colorado Springs?

Last Saturday night, during a drag show at Club Q, a 22-year-old shooter entered the club-wielding a gun to kill many people. Of course, we will probably never know the shooter's true intention. But by the shooting, killing was high on the list.

Luckily, one of the performers in the drag show had a friend whose family members included Major Richard Ferrero. Retiring with multiple tours in the Middle East (awarded two Bronze stars), this is a true soldier. Major Fierro is a true hero. Here is a video by CNN of the interview of Major Fierro humbly talking about saving lives in Club Q that night:

Wow! That is how Uncle Sam trains soldiers to perform under action. Unfortunately, that training is meant for wars/conflicts outside United States soil. But Major Ferrero's sworn oath to the Constitution included protecting the U.S. against enemies "foreign and domestic, which he did under great pressure."  Major Ferrero did the job that we hoped (each of us) soldier would do. In addition, he was joined by civilians who helped subdue the gunman. What a show of great character these Americans did to protect us.

From a New York Times article yesterday: 

It was Mr. Fierro’s first time at a drag show, and he was digging it. He had spent 15 years in the Army, and now relished his role as a civilian and a father, watching one of his daughter’s old high-school friends perform.

“These kids want to live that way, want to have a good time, have at it,” he said as he described the night. “I’m happy about it because that is what I fought for, so they can do whatever the hell they want.”

Each of us should be able to live the way that we choose.  Regardless of sexual orientation/life choice.  As long as we live within the boundaries of the law, we should not experience hate/harassment/threats from other citizens in the United States.