[Perndog]

You can debate forever, it's just a matter of your definition. Dictionaries define heroes as specifically as "someone distinguished for exceptional courage and nobility" or as broadly as "someone who fights for a cause." People are heroes in the eyes of others, and it is for everyone to determine who is a hero to them.

(Incidentally, I agree that kids dying of cancer and people randomly dying in any situation should definitely not be considered heroes.)