When I think of a hero, I picture someone who is well-known by many, have substantial wealth, and has some virtue that makes people want to be like them. But what about the everday heros that are known by few, have a modest amount of wealth, and are just there when they are needed. How do you recognize the everyday heros? What do you do when you find them, or even better, what do you do when they find you?

i agree

my little nana and the woman in my family r my biggest heroes...my little nana survived cancer and she was there when u needed something...the woman in my family r very strong and brought me up to speak my mind...

rest in peace little nana

My mommys my hero! When my dad died when I was four my mom raised me and my eight siblings for 7 years until she met my stepdad.

Police are heros.

In my English class last semester my professor asked us to define what a hero was, and list people who were heroes to us. The answers people came up with were rather extreme, so what a hero is can't really be narrowed down.

In my opinion a hero is someone that is selfless, and who makes an impact on at least one person's life. When we made our lists in class I went with my mom being one of my heroes, as well as my best friend, and one of my high school English teachers. Their impacts on my life are irrelevant to anyone else, but they taught me something that I found to be valuable.
The people I listed I supposed would be considered small time heroes.

A guy in our class brought up the point that there are people who have done great things, and yet we can't remember their names. A few years back in New York, an older man waiting for the subway had a seizure and fell on the tracks. A man who saw the event happen leaped out to help the man seconds before transportation came on by. The man who saved the older man was with an ex-marine and was with his children when everything occurred. The man risked his own life to save that of someone he didn't even know, his name is however forgotten.

A hero is not defined by his or her bank account, nor status. The most improbably of situations could produce a hero.

A hero doesn't have to be a person who makes a difference in everyone's lives. All they have to do is touch one heart. I feel that I have many heroes/heroines because many people have touched my life and they have at least tried to do something about it.

my hero is my mommy

My dad is an everyday hero that helped save thousands of lives.
He was the commander of Salerno, a base in Afganistan, and he helped the Afganis (?) build homes, hhelped them through a terrible flood after a 10 year drought, and he showed them wa little bit of hope.
there are thousands like that, who you will never hear form. They will die without a single mark on their headstone, a chapter in a book, or anything that will go to show their amazing commitment of portions of their lives they gave to serve others.

my mom is my hero, my dad died when i was two and she raised four of us for almost five years before she even met my current stepfather who she didnt marry until four years ago

My hero is a woman. I don't even know her name.
But I do know that she spends time with people who have say, 24 hours to live. People who have no family. She spends time with them because no one should die alone.

FOR ME, REAL HERO IS PERSON WHO WILL/HAS SACRIFICED ANYTHING FOR HIS PARENTS/CHILDREN/FRIENDS/SOCIETY/MANKIND.

MY HEROS ARE MY PARENTS AMD MY GRAND PARENTS WHO TEACH ME HOW TO SURIVE IN THIS WORLD.MY TEACHERS WHO GUIDE ME THE RIGHT PATH FOR SUCCESS IN FUTURE.MY FRIENDS WHO SUPPORTED ME IN MY GOOD TIMES AS WELL AS IN MY BAD TIMES.
SO THESE ARE MY HEROS AND I REALLY LOVE.NOT THOSE HEROS HOW ON MY TELEVISION.WHOM I DON KNOW AT ALL.JUST SEEN THEM ON THE T.V.

I think that everyday heroes are people who just help others in any way no matter how small or large.

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Obi-Wan Kenobi is my hero.

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At my school in our Yearbook committee we were thinking of senior superlatives. We wanted them to be less superficial than senior superlatives tend to be. We had "class activist", "Most Likely to Find a Cure" and many others but my favorite one we created was "Unsung Hero" because you are right.... So many people are everyday heroes just by being a good person. Those people are often overlooked.

That makes me that there are still decent people in the world

Fight or flight, not heroism.

I read that!!! Oh my goodness.

Here's the story for anyone who wants to read more about it and restore their faith in humanity.

http://news.aol.com/topnews/articles/_a/commuter-saves-...id=NWS00010000000001

Wesley Autrey.

Saved a total stranger in the subway. The teen fell off the platform, Autrey went after him and pinned him between the rails as the train passed overhead. It was a really close call, but they both got out unharmed. Autrey had his two little girls with him.

My brother who is in Iraq right now.

Sheriff Bufford T. Pusser

A Man who wasn't afraid to stand up for what he belived, and when what he belived in was in jeopardy to get a big 4x4 chunk of cedar and kick some tail