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Americans on the train deserve to be called heroes

I take issue with the labeling of everyone a hero. I am a veteran, but I am not a hero. Those three Americans on that train are real heroes and we honor what they did. We should stop overuse of the word. It is being said so often that, when these three Americans are and deserve to be called heroes, it almost makes one yawn, and that should not happen.

John Rainey, Lemoore

This story was originally published August 26, 2015 at 7:59 AM with the headline "Americans on the train deserve to be called heroes."

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