Now for something else completely different

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Living overseas for so long has made me quite aware of this sort of situation, where someone in a war is considered a great hero or famous or important and other "sides" have no idea who the hell the person is.

My most recent self-education along these lines was learning about Norman Bethune.

Who? Precisely.

The highest medical honor in China, bestowed by MiniHealth, is the Norman Bethune Medal.

The guy must have been pretty amazing then huh? Yet I'd never heard of him until I saw his name in the Little Red Book the other day.

Here's his Wikipedia page if you want to unlock the mystery.