The Democratic Party chose for its presidential candidate a hero of the Civil War -- General Winfield Scott Hancock of Pennsylvania.

VOA: special.2010.04.22

They wanted to win the election, and they felt they had a better chance for victory with a military hero like General Taylor.

VOA: special.2009.03.12

He was called a hero for taking this kind of personal action to support the farm workers.

VOA: special.2009.09.06

He won the election. It was a great victory for the military hero.

VOA: special.2010.02.11

Shoulders stooped, broad back Bent with weighted expectations from Umi,Khaltu,Fatima and Baba Eagerly awaiting your return, the Conquering hero With Big Macs And blue jeans For all They tricked us.

VOA: special.2009.04.17

And for many others, in Iraq and in other nations, the act turned the journalist into an instant folk hero, inspiring rallies, offers of money and marriage, as well as a statue of a bronze shoe.

VOA: standard.2009.09.15

"The sight of a mass murderer getting a hero's welcome in Tripoli is deeply upsetting, deeply distressing, above all for the 270 families who grieve every day for the loss of their loved ones 21 years ago.

VOA: standard.2009.08.21