Certainly the reverence that the men who served with him display, indicate he was a man of exceptional bravery. But like Snapper said, a quiet man. I can't help but feel sorry for all those guys who probably spent the remainder of their post war lives trying to get over & forget what they went through & what they saw, only to have it trawled up by a film/book/TV series and gone over in minute detail... not all these guys seem at ease with their fame. They all seem grateful that their efforts have been remembered but it does seem to come at quite a high emotional price for them.