A hero is a man who does what he can.

—Romain Rolland

Heroes Help America

Carter LeCraw, July 2010

 

       When Gustus Bozarth was captured on video he captured the hearts of Americans. Gustus is the homeless man who "rescued" a flag blown down by a storm, carefully folded it military style, then gently placed it on the windshield of a nearby parked car. Gustus was not aware that his kind act of patriotism was picked up by a surveillance camera and then put on YouTube. When I viewed it I started to tear up. The enormous positive response by thousands of Americans, which even included offers to help Gustav financially, says some-thing important about Americans ... deep within, we still long for heroes.

       "Hero" is defined as "A person noted for feats of courage or nobility of purpose, especially one who has risked or sacrificed his or her life." What little Gustus had he gave and therefore became, in the eyes of many, an American hero, ... as an individual. But what about groups? Could people acting collectively in noble fashion, be considered a hero? I think, "yes".   ...

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