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Date Posted: 10:10:19 04/21/03 Mon
Author: e_mc2
Subject: Oh, and I forgot
In reply to: indigo9 's message, "What does it mean to be a hero?" on 09:16:34 04/13/03 Sun

I agree that those who rescued her were heroes. In my opinion, *both* the rescuers and the captured have the potential to be heroes. To me, endurance of capture and torture constitutes heroism. As well, knowingly going into rescue POWs in a potentially dangerous environment constitutes heroism. It's not a mattor of either/or to me. It's a matter of "both". One act of heroism doesn't negate another - either way.

I don't think it's "cold" of your dad to think the way he does. I just think that it's not an inclusive enough criteria for heroism. Saying that "anyone who completes a mission is a hero" displays a very limited perspective, not a cold perspective.

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