[widgeon13]

People have different interpretations of "hero". Nothing wrong with that. Of course those guys are heroes. I have two close friends who I view as heroes, one is a college classmate who was a POW, the other flew three tours in Vietnam. Neither never speak of there experiences but I know they suffered much both physically and mentally for their comrades and for their country. Neither to this day would claim the hero title. They would tell you they were doing their job.

"Hero" is just a label and people have heroes for many different reasons. 99.9% given that label would deny it.