[Consort]

That word means different things to different people.

Yes, but it is in danger of being cheapened by those who profess to defend it. How ironic.

[DaughterOfAnIwoJimaVet]

I completely disagree. There is nothing that "cheapens" the word by reserving it for people like Donald Ruhl or John Basilone. Just the opposite, in fact. If anyone is cheapening it, it's those who fling it around like candy.