What a sweey little liberal list!

[spence]

Originally Posted by RIROCKHOUND

I did not mean to diminish spence; rather imply military/USCG trained, in Military/USCG rescue situations are not 'Ordinary' people.

I agree, but even for those elite groups heroic acts are relative, the bar is just set higher

-spence

[Joe]

You also have to factor in that the list is being compiled by Anderson-Born-on-5th-Ave-My-mom-is-Gloria-Vanderbilt-I'm Prada's-poster-boy-Cooper.

[Nebe]

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Later, hero (male) and heroine (female) came to refer to characters (fictional or historical) that, in the face of danger and adversity or from a position of weakness, display courage and the will for self-sacrifice – that is, heroism – for some greater good, originally of martial courage or excellence but extended to more general moral excellence.

So are you saying that our military personnel are all coming from a position of weakness Jim? Is that how you view our country? Shame... oh the shame.

[Joe]

"Apotheosis" now, there's a word you don't hear bandied about in pedestrian conversation.