A hero is someone that people look up to. The people you describe are very deserving to be called heroes.
Unfortunately, some very undeserving people are heroes too. For example, the delinquents on the professional basket ball team in our city. The make a bunch of money, drive their yellow hummers too fast and have a hummer full of drugs when they are pulled over. Unfortunately, they are heroes to some people because the can occasionally get a ball though the hoop.
Are the runners though Death Valley heroes to some people? Probably. Are the more deserving than many of the "professional" athletes? Definitely. Should the world be looking more toward the people you describe for heroes? Yes.
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Unfortunately, some very undeserving people are heroes too. For example, the delinquents on the professional basket ball team in our city. The make a bunch of money, drive their yellow hummers too fast and have a hummer full of drugs when they are pulled over. Unfortunately, they are heroes to some people because the can occasionally get a ball though the hoop.
Are the runners though Death Valley heroes to some people? Probably. Are the more deserving than many of the "professional" athletes? Definitely. Should the world be looking more toward the people you describe for heroes? Yes.