Memorial Day Special: Five Patriotic Superheroes Who Fell In The Line Of Duty
CAPTAIN AMERICA: Steve Rogers was not the first patriotic-themed hero but he was the one who stood above all the rest. A kid from Manhattan’s Lower East Side, Steve volunteered for “Operation: Rebirth” in the 1940s and was transformed into a super-soldier. Circumstances led him to be placed in suspended animation in 1945 and he did not awake again until decades later, becoming a “man of time” but determined to still fight for the ideals he believed America stood for (even if he no longer trusted the government itself).
Several years ago, the U.S. Congress passed the “Super-Human Registration Act” in the Marvel Universe. Anyone with advanced abilities was required to become an official agent of the U.S. government or else they would be declared a “living WMD” and imprisoned. Captain America refused to go along with this, stating that it was not the right of the government to declare who was free and who was not based on genetics or physical traits.
After several battles against those who supported registration, Cap declared that he would surrender himself to the authorities if he could state his case to the courts. But his enemies took advantage of this. While walking up the steps of the NY Supreme Court, Captain America was gunned down by agents of his arch-enemy, Hitler’s protégé, the Red Skull. Though his former partner Jim “Bucky” Barnes has taken on the mantle as the new Captain America, the world still mourns Steve Rogers.
After years of doing his best to serve his country, Vickers was killed when he and a team of heroes attempted to defeat the demonic villain Eclipso.
He operated as the New Captain America for a couple of years but was then killed while trying to protect Congressional candidate John F. Kennedy.
Sylvester was a well-loved hero and leader of the team Infinity, Inc. Sadly, he was later killed in a battle against the villain Solomon Grundy.
Since then, there have been other heroes called Lady Liberty, most of whom, sadly, have also been killed.
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