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As he reached the next soldier, Cashe tried to douse the fire on his uniform, only to realize that his own skin was peeling off from the heat.

Soldiers couldnвЂ™t tell what rounds pinging off the Bradley were from insurgentsвЂ™ weapons and which ones were from their own ammunition ablaze in the vehicle. With help, he carried one of his dying men out of the fire and back to horrified medics trying to triage their charred colleagues. His uniform caught fire as he desperately tried to open the BradleyвЂ™s hatch.Д«y the time he got in, all he had on was his body armor and helmet, the rest of his uniform in ashes or seared to his skin. The 16-year Army veteran had seen a dozen of his men die on that tour in Iraq, and he couldnвЂ™t bear to lose another.

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Wounded and drenched in diesel fuel, he pulled the BradleyвЂ™s driver from his seat before the flames reached there, dragging him to safety. 1st Class Alwyn Cashe, managed to crawl out of the burning wreckage. The seven men seated inside were knocked unconscious and had no chance to escape the fire.Д«ut the gunner, Sgt. 'When the roadside bomb detonated, it ripped through the fuel tank of the Bradley Fighting Vehicle and ignited like napalm. But wearing the uniform of these noble professions does not automatically elevate an individual to the status of hero.ДЄccording to an article in the Times-Tribune, 'firefighters who start fires, and why they do it, have long been part of an American obsession with true crime.' Firefighter-arsonists are a problem that is often downplayed for department morale reasons, but it is a real problem, which many believe stem from a ' hero complex.' The need to be a hero becomes so overwhelming to a few disturbed firefighters that they set a fire, become the first one there, and performed heroically in order to receive accolades. Many people define a hero as someone who is in a traditional hero role or profession: firefighter, police officer, or soldier.

A Hero does not expect compensation for their heroic deed.

A Hero contributes something beneficial to the world for the betterment of humanity as a whole, or for the spiritual world in creating a path that leads us all in higher directions.

The actions of a Hero make a positive impact on others so as to change the outcome of a situation that would otherwise be detrimental.

A Hero doesnвЂ™t seek notoriety or praise for personal glorification, but instead, uses whatever attention he receives to perpetuate his achievements to a greater degree.

A Hero is someone who knowingly and voluntarily makes a conscious decision to sacrifice something of oneвЂ™s self for the greater good of others.

A Hero is someone who rises up, from whatever their circumstances are, and comes to embody a representative of the highest level that a human being can attain.

We, as a society, soon lose sight of what it really means to be a hero, and real heroes lose the degree of respect they deserve. The same goes for the word 'hero.' If we diminish the word, using it for everyday commendable behavior, we diminish the meaning of the title.