OK! There have been enough guesses and it's late enough in the day that I hope it's alright to reveal the answer: Colonel Saul Tigh of Battlestar Galactica - congrats to Diana, who got it right as the very first guess!

Since the Battlestar crew wears a uniform, I could have chosen any of the men as my inspiration - Zap's guess of Lee Adama (Apollo) was my first idea, since he is a great fighter and pilot. I next thought of Helo, who stood up for his relationship in the face of amazing adversity. Still, I settled on Tigh.

Colonel Tigh may have been a drunk for much of the BSG series, but I count him as a hero anyway. He had to deal with a cheating wife, a robot war, impending death/extinction, torture, a lost eye, one *truly* heartbreaking scene with his wife, and a whopper of a personal discovery - yet as much as he tried to self-destruct and had every reason to do so, he always seemed to pull it together and do what had to be done at the time.

As stated in the comments section, today's clues were:

- "battle"
- "star"
- "Colonel"
- "one eye out"
- "XO" (abbreviation for his title as second in command)
- also, the T for "Tigh" - although now I realize it could stand for "Thrace," too.

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Guessing today's inspiration might be a bit of a battle, but whoever does gets a gold star and a bucket of Colonel Sanders. Keep one eye out for clues! XO!

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