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rob, Sun 1 Apr 2001, 1:00)
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In my opinion, and I inherited this from my grandfather as he had a similar view, is that a hero is somebody who goes above and beyond the call of duty. A civilian getting into a shooting in order to rescue somebody would be a hero. A soldier doing the same would not. A soldier is trained and equipped to do that. It is his duty to do so. A soldier would have to go further to be a hero, which is why the VC is mostly awarded post-humously, whilst the civilian equivalent isn't.
My grandfather was in the Army, incidentally. This is probably an important thing to mention.
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Kroney, Fri 19 Aug 2011, 16:06,
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You are a benderThis is probably a less important thing to mention.
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Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Fri 19 Aug 2011, 16:07,
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Did your grandfather have an unhealthy obsession with poo too?Because that would also be an important thing to mention.
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