Hero: ‘a man of distinguished courage or ability, admired for his brave deeds and noble qualities’

I grew up loving action movies – but not the comic book, superhero kind of movies that are popular now.  I grew up watching real heroes, guys without any superhuman powers but who fought with superhuman courage and bravery.  Guys like Bruce Willis in Die Hard – who saved the world from terrorists without a weapon or even a pair of shoes.  Or like Rambo who could take out an entire city alone and never had to call for backup.  Or my personal favorite – this is really going to test your knowledge of the 80s – The Greatest American Hero (listen to the theme song and see if it rings a bell).

Today I want to celebrate one of my real-life heroes – not a fictional character but a real person who really did save the world from evil and without whom only God knows where we’d all be today. And in addition to all that, he’s got a really cool hero name too!