Salute

'I salute American soldiers as social workers, for their humanitarian work. Yes, when they act like this, they are true heroes.'


I cannot really find a good way to get 'social worker' + 'American soldiers' + 'humanitarian work' all into one clause, Jobb. Perhaps someone else will.

'Heros' as a plural is possible but relatively rare.



(For Paco's benefi

What I wrote is to reply to this:
"Think how great it would be if our soldiers would be deployed to help the people who are in need, instead of to fight. My heroes, the social workers!"

Can "social worker-styled American soldiers" work now?

Even as I step up to the mark, I know my attempt won't work:

'...salute any such US social-worker-***-soldiers for their – '

No, thought not.

MrP

Honestly, Jobb, it doesn't help the awkwardness of the sentence itself, but if your sentences follow upon the other, then there is no real need to repeat the 'social worker' reference in your first sentence:


'Think how great it would be if our soldiers would be deployed to help the people who are in need, instead of to fight. My heroes, the social workers!'

'I salute Ameri

I'd salute social worker-styled American soldiers for their humanitarian work. Yes, when they act like this, they are true heros.

Do you mean to say something like this, Jobb?

I'd salute American soldiers for their humanitarian work if they were styled more like social workers. When they act/behave like this, they are true heroes.

'I salute American soldiers for their humanitarian work. Yes, when they act like social workers, they are true heroes.'

Thank you all.