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HEROES
As you get older, it is harder to have heroes, but it is sort of necessary.
-- Ernest Hemingway
John Glenn,( 1921- ) American war hero, Astronaut, U.S. Senator, qualifies by a lifetime of illustrious service to his country.
Franklin Roosevelt, American president 1933-1945
Mohandas Gandhi 1869-1948
Comments please and/or nominations for 'Heroes'.