dont know, many people regarded as heroes have said what horetore is asking now, they do not regard themselves as heroes but as people who were put in a special situation and did what they thought was the best thing. it might false modesty, it might not be.

i guess its too black and white anyway, there many different types of heroism and than there is the question of how much is in the eye of the beholder. Are there any heroes that people have never heard and thought of as heroes? And are there any who do not deserve that title and respect. my guess would be yes, which means that there should be some objective criterion for heroism which is quite hard i think because how can it possible include all these different types of "heroism".