Heroes

"Hero" is becoming one of the most misused/overused words. I think this misuse/overuse is causing real heroes to be somewhat devalued.

A good example of this is the guard at the Nat'l Holocaust Museum. He was killed and that is truly tragic. But he wasn't a hero! He opened and held the door for an approaching elderly man. The man entered, pulled a rifle out from under his coat, and shot the guard. Period. The guard was dead. He did nothing "heroic." Other guards heard the shot and they shot the assailant.