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Re: Rooney: Our Soldiers in Iraq Aren\'t Heroes
Old April 13th, 2004, 08:52 AM   #7
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Re: Rooney: Our Soldiers in Iraq Aren\'t Heroes

I think the term HERO gets thrown around to easy. Brave, yes, has-balls, yes...

Thing is, in my opinion, a true hero is that one or few individuals who go above
and beyond the call of duty, or who throw themselves into situations way above expectations in order to save another human life, once already functioning in that brave, courageous capacity.

I go back to 9/11. The true heros were those who saw the first building come down and went into the second, or the unknown people who never asked to be put into a danger situation, who were just going to work that day and elected to stay behind and be with somone who couldn't get down.

There are a lot of brave people around, but few heros. That's what makes the word valuable and special.

AC
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