Check out the link below, an account of sublime bravery/sacrifice and the efforts to keep the memory alive.
The Bible puts it very clearly:
“Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends (John 15:13).”
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/08034/854040-85.stm?cmpid=MOSTEMAILEDBOX#
Kipling wrote of similar bravery/sacrifice when he gave voice to what came to be called the 'Birkenhead Drill', the 'drill' which coined the phrase "women and children first."
Please see the story in:
http://www.historic-uk.com/CultureUK/WomenandChildrenFirst.htm
Heroism is a word that is applied to a lot of things. It really belongs in these two situations.
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Great readings, these two maritime histories. Not very many of us (myself certainly included) can relate to the fear of facing the open ocean, and making such sacrifices in the face of it. Amazing bravery done by men of faith. Faith is the tool that enables great acts.
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