Quote Originally Posted by Husar
Your point is that heroism exists only if it serves your own people, to me the guy who saves prisoners of war by jumping onto the grenade is more heroic than the one who does it for comrades, the simple fact that he did it for someone who was not his friend deserves more respect because it is out of the ordinary, an act of humanity regardless of stereotypes or personal preferences, in one word, it is selfless.
I think you may think the same if the prisoners of war were Americans and an Iraqi soldier jumped onto the grenade to save them.
Someone understands the concept of what makes an act heroic much in line with my own understanding.