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Dying in war = hero?

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If a soldier dies fighting for his or her country, are they automatically a hero?

Why or why not?
 
Not to disrespect the dead but I don't really think so (but it also depends on the circumstance and what they were fighting for). There has been many battles our country has fought that I disagreed with in the first place. We go sticking our nose in the rest of the world's business and getting our people killed for no good reason. Think of all the families that would still be whole if we didn't send our troops to go fight over some dumb political reason or just because the president at the time felt like flexing his muscles.
 
Simply dying in war doesn't make you a hero, IMO. There are people who went above and beyond and made the ultimate sacrifice for their country. THOSE are heroes. While it's brave to go into battle, and those who do deserve all the credit in the world for their bravery, I view those who die as being brave soldiers, and those who die saving others, doing something amazing for the cause, or things of that nature to be true heroes.
 
Yes. Regardless of if you do something significant or not, dead soldiers are all solidified as heroes according to me. It's not the war part exactly, but dying is just.. idk, it means something else to me.
 
Simply dying in war doesn't make you a hero, IMO. There are people who went above and beyond and made the ultimate sacrifice for their country. THOSE are heroes. While it's brave to go into battle, and those who do deserve all the credit in the world for their bravery, I view those who die as being brave soldiers, and those who die saving others, doing something amazing for the cause, or things of that nature to be true heroes.
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No. Dying for your country doesn't make you a hero. I think it largely depends on what you do to get titled as one.
 

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