British soldiers who are in iraq

They are a lot braver than me .

Knew what they were doing when they signed up, heroic yes, hero's no

No.

Not heros just very brave unlike your average poster on Betfair.

whatever they are i cant start to tell you how worrying it is to be a soldiers parent, million percent constant worry

Glad none of my relatives are over there.
Sod being used as cannon fodder in a pointless war.

Do a great job but press overdo it a tad.

my sentiments exactly fawwan ,trouble is i cant do anything about it

Good luck pox doctors clerk, must be a total nightmare.

why start threads like this? what are you trying to achieve? unreal.

hope all is well PDC

it is mate my son only in his 3rd week in afghanisthan of all places, he is in 3 rifles based at camp jackson ,sangin in helmand province imagine my horror when the suicide bomber did those two young lads from the same base and also the same regiment a few days back, i have shed more tears this past 3 weeks to last a lifetime,my heart bleeds for those lads familys

Surely you are a hero if you do something heroic?

Just being there is not (in my opinion) heroic.

My old man was in the Falklands, in the Navy. I don't regard him as a hero for that. It was his job and he's been taking taxpayers money for 20 years on the offchance that he might one day have to go to war.

Doing something where you weigh up the options and then do what you know is the most dangerous option (maybe to save someone else's life) is heroic.

reyes ,fawaan cheers for your concerns, it is very much appreciated

Watch ITV at 9pm after Coronation Street. I think the answer will become obvious.

While taking the shilling rather obviously means that you're supposed to put yourself in harm's way if the call comes, I'm happy to call the job heroic and thus, the men and women heroes.

I understand the Greek, you see :)

well said o'. the show's started.

show perhaps not the right word. presentation awards.

Don't know about "heroes" as such but these boys are the bravest of the brave and as mentioned above what they are doing is "heroic" in that it involves literally putting thier lives on the line.

In fairness though most toilet cleaners could be described as heroic in comparison to the average depressed lonely benefit claiming alcocholic who frequents Chit Chat imo