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4. A hero is a Mom/Dad who rushes into traffic to save another's child

Mon May 28, 2012, 01:26 AM

May 2012

or a stranger who intervenes to save another.

people who are hired to do dangerous jobs are not necessarily "heros" when they perform that task.

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What is a hero? [View all] cynatnite May 2012 OP

i agree marasinghe May 2012 #1

Agreed... WillParkinson May 2012 #2

Thanks Sad Sally. amerikat May 2012 #19

A hero is a Mom/Dad who rushes into traffic to save another's child SoCalDem May 2012 #4

aint nothin but a sandwich. Warren DeMontague May 2012 #5

I've seen them and call myself a friend of many... Jigs May 2012 #6

Exactly Jigs May 2012 #11

Real heroes madamesilverspurs May 2012 #9

A hero is one who dinopipie May 2012 #13

the RW blogs are going crazy with this Enrique May 2012 #14

I agree with Chris... greytdemocrat May 2012 #15

My problem is that everybody uses "Hero", even us on the left side LovePlanters May 2012 #16

I can't count how many pro sports players get called heroes... cynatnite May 2012 #17