[Livia]

Originally Posted by vivsgirl

For me, a hero would be someone who risks their life in order to save another (e.g. someone diving in to dangerous water to save the life of another or entering a burning building to save someone's life) or maybe someone who devotes their life to, e.g. finding a cure for cancer or AIDS, or devotes their life to helping those less fortunate than themselves (e.g. Aid workers in war zones), or even an organ donor who saves a life through organ donation would qualify in my book.
Merely signing up for the British Army and being unlucky enough to be involved in a street bombing in Northern Ireland is not enough - if he had saved someone else in the process then I would doubtless reconsider.

Do you know why the army were in Northern Ireland? And what about the way he's supported and encouraged other young servicemen disabled by terrorist action? Does that not knock him up a notch or two on your impossibly idealistic scale of what makes a hero? Your posts show a great lack of knowledge about... well, a lot of things.