Dieter designed & built his dream home in California. Brightly lite with many windows. A “doomsday” food storage room in basement with barrels of rice and other foodstuffs. He life was haunted by dark spaces and the fear of no having food. “Little Dieter” movie reveals how he learned survival techniques while on the move with the Viet Cong.
Why did he die? God called him home. He will be missed.
Yet I’m sure he’d never have thought of himself as heroic.
After reading about him, I find ‘hero’ is well defined as someone who does not give up or give in.