While Bruno Serato is clearly a very honorable and commendable man, and a credit to his community, I'd say heros look more like the guy in the middle of this photo:
Do you recall the story behind that photo - I know there was one as it ended with something like “...and even then he held on to his .45”. I think they were abushed from above in the house. I recall something about him shooting up the stairs, and I think it is the one where he covered his guys as they moved their wounded into other rooms or outside. Running out of ammo with his rifle and then using his pistol. Or something like that.
Well I don’t think anyone is trying to compare Bruno Serato’s charity marathon to the military heroism of First Sergeant Kasal.
CNN is using the word to highlight their stories about everyday people who are doing extraordinary things. ‘Hero’ is being used as a journalistic device, not a philosophical category.
But that is a good article about the Sergeant’s heroism.