I'm not known for being gushy especially when sober but this has got me going. A question Skylark, do you have the guts? I hope you never find out.
As was said above courage is being **** scared and still getting up and doing something about it. Let's review you are faced with death suddenly with no preparation that in itself is enough to cause most people to be rendered catatonic with fear. You know what's going to happen if you remain passive.You then overcome that fear and coldly decided to do something about it...unarmed. These fellows deserve nothing but our admiration and thanks for the disaster they so selflessly averted.
Dubya needs to posthumously gazette them with the Congressional Medal - or its civilian equivilant. Although I'd argue for the former since they were clearly the first active soldiers in this "war against terrorism."