But many historians think that some of his later actions barred him from becoming a genuine national hero.
The man is eccentric but, without doubt, a genuine hero.
Perhaps the most substantial change in the way the story is told is that we are given a genuine hero.
I want to do a tale about a genuine western hero.
It is a story of high adventure and courage involving two men who were genuine American heroes.
By the time the following morning's papers hit the streets Peter was being lauded as a genuine national hero.
In this war the genuine heroes were the doctors and nurses on the front lines.
But he was a genuine hero, and a local one at that.
Now he was a genuine hero, for coming through with the weapons that gave the resistance the edge in the end.
It's not exaggerating to say that he comes across as a genuine hero.