Mark Donaldson Character Analysis

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What defines a hero? A hero is not necessarily an individual with extraordinary talent, true heroism can often remarkably sober and undramatic. In the face of fear and uncertainty, an everyday hero is an individual who will continue to persist, they will continue to uphold their moral values and will continue to seek to maintain the security of others. Ultimately, the Gospel Values of courage, community and service are three mannerisms that underscore the contemporary definition of a hero, and these principles are intertwined and present in the discourse, and life of Mark Donaldson.

Donaldson is an Australian SAS soldier and recipient of the Victoria Cross for his conspicuous acts of gallantry in action in a circumstance of great peril in …show more content…
On the second of September 2008, in a valley in eastern Afghanistan, Mark Donaldson made a split-second decision that would later earn him awarded the Victoria Cross for Australia. Donalson’s patrol was ambushed by a numerically superior Talinban force. Sustained machine gun fire inflicted several casualties amongst the patrol, but Donaldson, in what has been described by his fellow SAS member, Bruce, as one of “stupidest things I’ve ever seen in battle”, deliberately made himself a target of Taliban fire while the casualties were moved, and then further proceeding to further expose himself to save a wounded Afghan Interpreter, whom he barley knew and would never see again. But perhaps the most significant chapter of Donaldson’s life is about a different kind of courage, far before he ever enlisted in the army. His transformation from an alcoholic and destructive youth in the light of the death of his parents to a selfless and responsible family man who has since been selected as Young Australia just twelve years after being locked up in a police
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