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[Vester]

My grandfather.

He marched the Death March. He was part of the 'Greatest Generation', I suppose. He helped design one of the country's major water plants. He told a dictator, "fuck you, I'm quitting my job before you screw the country over".

He died of a heart attack. I miss him.

[Jackrabbit]

Come to think of it, my grandfather.

He was born into a family with a history of violence and abuse. Both those things perpetuate and his father was a brutal, disgusting man. And yet he broke free, raised three children and, whilst I won't list his exploits here, was a fantastic person. He died earlier this year.

I also miss him.

[WorkerDrone]

Could only think of two people I know personally that I could say are heroes.

My Grandfather, for just being an overall great man, and fighting in WWII, making it through a relationship with my grandmother that ultimately lead to her suicide that he couldn't do anything about as she slowly killed herself, and still turning out as one of the greatest persons that I know.

And my sister, who had been through Chemotherapy. She's been cancer free for awhile now, and I have to say she's doing well enough for herself, almost like it never happened, doing her own thing.

A third person I could think of anyway would be my father, who's pretty much the hardest working guy I know, who also happens to be the laziest hardest working guy I know.

The apple doesn't fall far from the tree.

[Psyco Jelly]

I was going to list my grandfather, but now everyone else is. I don't feel special anymore.

[ChairmanPoo]

Hero inflaction: when the criteria makes it too easy to dub someone as one, it just doesnt matter anyone. Being the villain is the big thing from now on.

[LegoLord]

Hero: anyone who slays a terrible dragon.

Okay, more seriously:  Martin Luther King, Jr.  Suffice to say, whenever we're given a choice on who to do research papers on, he's the first guy I think of (Not always the one I end up writing about, though).

[Jackrabbit]

Let's just agree that everyone's grandparents were awesome, kay?

[Neonivek]

Martin Luther King, Jr.

To admit that topic interests me greatly. Though in an entirely socially condemable manner.

Which is sad because frankly it hits one of the few topics I love the most but is the most controvercial that I won't mention... at least in public.

[ToonyMan]

Hah.  I know the "Hero" you're thinking of.

[Rilder]

Let's just agree that everyone's grandparents were awesome, kay?

I never knew my grandparents much, not enough to really remember anything about them and even when they were still alive I only visited them a few times, so I can't really say they are my heroes.

Don't know if I really have any heroes.

[sonerohi]

My uncle and grandpa were fighting together in WW2 and my grandpa took a bullet in the shoulder for my uncle.

[Killas[SiN]]

My uncle and grandpa were fighting together in WW2 and my grandpa took a bullet in the shoulder for my uncle.

Did he dive infront of him in slow motion yelling,

"NOOOOOoooooo...!"?

[Ultimuh]

Let's just agree that everyone's grandparents were awesome, kay?

My Grandparents are not so awesome, but they are still nice and all..
But not what I would call awesome.


But from the stories Iv'e heard, the father of my father's mother,
was kinda awesome when he still was alive. 

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[chaoticag]

My dad's uncle:

He was born, like most people here at that time, piss poor, but managed to get himself educated, and then went on traveling the world picking up a total of eight languages before moving on to Russia, studying there and meeting his future wife. After he was done there he got married and came back smart enough to be the first Foreign Minister of the UAE, because he could speak English, Farsi, Russian, German etc.

He died when he was escorting some important guy to the airport at Abu Dhabi, when someone mistook him for the escort because he was wearing a suit and killed him, leaving a widow and his children. His son is now the UAE Ambassador to Russia.