“Heroes,” by definition are people who inspire others. They can be young (Greta Thunberg with her climate change activism) or older, like Mother Theresa, tending to the poor, in the disease-plagued streets of Calcutta. But these are surely the extremes. Many others have no national or international following but do the quiet work of leading every day. I like to focus on these people. But heroes can be in the realm of teaching…medicine…volunteerism, activism, etc. They walk among us.

In an era of negativity, I believe it’s all the more important to shine a spotlight on the heroes among us and the work they do. With that, here are two military heroes.