What Makes a Hero be a Hero?

I ran across this while doing research today: "Study Looks at What Personal Qualities Make a War Hero" FOXNews (November 12, 2007).

'Everybody knows' that heroes are charismatic rebels. That's the way it is in the movies. Real life is different. Quiet types with a capacity forloyalty and selfless actions become heroes, too.

It's an article worth reading.