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“I just believe that my brother is a hero,” Floyd said. “He is an absolute hero.”
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YES, he should have been armed.

I don’t want to downplay his dilemma in any way possible and glad they are both safe.
He acted sanely, got to a safe place and out of ‘immediate’ danger.

Commendable Yes.
Father protecting his family. YES

Hero? NO,
sorry but they have surely been watering down what a ‘hero’ is these days.

Remember the ‘first stage’ of being a hero is to be one of the people who run towards gun fire or fire while others are retreating.
Then when he gets there he ‘sacrifices’ himself to save others etc.
By ‘sacrifice’ I don’t mean gives up his life BUT he puts himself in MORE danger to save others.

[Leaning Right]

Police say Jost found the right moment to get his daughter out of the car so she could run inside the Whole Foods for safety while he waited outside

He did not run into Whole Foods immediately with his daughter. He waited outside. Hero.

[PistolPaknMama]

they have surely been watering down what a ‘hero’ is these days

He may not be your definition of a hero, but to his little girl he certainly was. I wouldn't take that from her.

[cherry]

the hero status and the purple heart ain’t what they used to be sorry to say...

[xone]

they have surely been watering down what a ‘hero’ is these days.

No kidding

Antrim, Richard Nott

Rank: Commander

Organization: U.S. Navy

Place / Date: Makassar, Celebes, Netherlands East Indies, April 1942

Citation

For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty while interned as a prisoner of war of the enemy Japanese in the city of Makassar, Celebes, Netherlands East Indies, in April 1942. Acting instantly on behalf of a naval officer who was subjected to a vicious clubbing by a frenzied Japanese guard venting his insane wrath upon the helpless prisoner, Comdr. (then Lt.) Antrim boldly intervened, attempting to quiet the guard and finally persuading him to discuss the charges against the officer. With the entire Japanese force assembled and making extraordinary preparations for the threatened beating, and with the tension heightened by 2,700 Allied prisoners rapidly closing in, Comdr. Antrim courageously appealed to the fanatic enemy, risking his own life in a desperate effort to mitigate the punishment. When the other had been beaten unconscious by 15 blows of a hawser and was repeatedly kicked by 3 soldiers to a point beyond which he could not survive, Comdr. Antrim gallantly stepped forward and indicated to the perplexed guards that he would take the remainder of the punishment, throwing the Japanese completely off balance in their amazement and eliciting a roar of acclaim from the suddenly inspired Allied prisoners. By his fearless leadership and valiant concern for the welfare of another, he not only saved the life of a fellow officer and stunned the Japanese into sparing his own life but also brought about a new respect for American officers and men and a great improvement in camp living conditions. His heroic conduct throughout reflects the highest credit upon Comdr. Antrim and the U.S. Naval Service.