Pace,
The Captain of the airline which went down into the Hudson IMO was not a Hero in the true sense as he was part of the event and saving his own neck as well as others. He was not actually putting himself at risk he was part of the risk very capable Yes
Whilst I am in total agreement with you, it was reported that after all pax had been evacuated, he went back into the aircraft to ensure that no one remained on board and then upon exiting told the rescue teams not to risk themselves by entering the aircraft as he could guarantee it was empty. If true, then for the act alone, he was quite heroic as it could have sunk at any time.