ANYONE who feels it necessary to tell you he/she is a hero....isn’t.
I call your attention to john kerry, john mccain, and colin powell just for starters.
Amen, at one time I actually thought Colin Powell was a great general. Nowadays I don't know how the public would be able to tell a Great General from one who brown-nosed their way to the top. Accepting an appointment to serve in a Democratic administration is probably an indicator though.