[Natural Law]

"Don’t sell John Wayne and Charlton Heston short."

I would call them principled, but hardly courageous or heroic.

[Bigh4u2]

Although Wayne didn’t serve, and actually avoided it anyway he possible could, the same can’t be said of Heston.

From Wikipedia;

“In 1944, Heston enlisted in the United States Army Air Forces. He served for two years as a B-25 radio operator and gunner stationed in the Alaskan Aleutian Islands with the Eleventh Air Force, rising to the rank of Staff Sergeant. “

Hero? Possibly not, but not one to ‘avoid’ serving his country.

[HANG THE EXPENSE]

Charlton Heston served in the pacific as a tail gunner on low level B-25 missions with the 5th AirForce.Came home after the war then and went to acting school.I would say he qualifies and I think you would too.

[SJSAMPLE]

Charleton Heston served in the US Army Air Corps, enlisting in 1944 (but "only" serving as a B-25 radioman/gunner in Alaska).

He picketed segregated restaraunts wherever his stage career took him.

He marched with MLK in the early-mid 1960s ("long before Hollywood found it fashionable."). He was later called "nazi" by some in Hollyweird.

He spend the final years standing up for our Constitution.

I'd say "Hero" works for him.

[ontap]

Charlton Heston served in the Army Air Force during WWII.