The Hero

"He's making a hero out of a goddamn coward. The man’s a fraud. You’re not a hero when you’re operating on artificial courage.
Ryan Garrity, winner of two Silver Stars, lost an eye and his dream of an Army career on a battlefield in Korea while leading a selected band of cowards in an experimental unit into combat. The soldier who saved his life also carried three other seriously wounded comrades to safety, but strangely his nomination for a Medal of Honor was squelched. In delving into the reason why, Ryan discovers there is such a thing as 'artificial courage'.