This question is NOT meant as an insult. I am not trying to ridiculise or make fun of Americans in any possible way.
Im just asking this question because it is something I tend to notice on American news etc ( NO generalisation).
The question is quite simple: why is their so much idolisation of soldiers in America?
( War heroes, saviours, true patriots etc )
Where I come from ( generic European country)giving such attention to our 'soldiers' would be extremely uncommon. We do have soldiers but what they spend their days doing... only God knows ... Whatever it is theyre doing, we do not spend any second of our lives thinking about it.
Average soldier here gets just as much recognition as the average policeman: you know they exist and that they somehow improve the safety of your country, and thats about it.
Not only in the news, but also in TV-shows: CSI- ( random American city), NCIS... they treat American soldiers like heroes.
I would love to know what 'caused' this.