"Real Hero"? Audie Murphy was a hero. The firemen and policemen that ran up stairs in the WTC towers 2 years ago were heros. Mcclintock may be a quasi-career politician that has been involved in California politics for years but a "hero"?
I did see where in 1984 "he received the civilian Medal of Merit from the Ventura County Peace Officers Association for rescuing an elderly man from a condominium fire". Is that what you are referring to?
I'm not "putting him down", I'm just observing that in a Democratic state like California in a very short election cycle like this one he doesn't really have a chance. Even if Arnold dropped out.