Courage or lack thereof...

Definitions of courage on the Web:

• a quality of spirit that enables you to face danger or pain without showing fear
  wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn
 

• Ability to manage danger.
  www.cosmicledger.com/glossary/c

• means strength to face danger or take on challenges. The Massachusetts Fifty-fourth Regiment was a courageous group of African-American soldiers who fought to end slavery in the Civil War.
  www.nga.gov/education/classroom/heroes_and_heroines/glossary.shtm

• a small, specially trained military unit used for surprise assaults on enemy-held territory.
  www.teach-nology.com/worksheets/misc/veterans/quiz/