Category Archives: Hero

After a decade of grief and recovery, nation remembers 9/11

By doris | Published: September 11, 2011

Full Story at CNN.com New York (CNN) — Thousands gathered Sunday morning at New York’s Ground Zero, stood still in silence, some crying as they listened to the names of victims of the September 11, 2001 attacks were read aloud. “They were our neighbors, our friends, our wives, children and parents,” said New York Mayor [...]

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Vet: Honor WWII survivors while we still live

By doris | Published: September 3, 2011

Full Story at msnbc.com PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii — A Marine who fought in the Battle of Okinawa urged Americans on Friday to honor those who served in World War II now, while veterans from that conflict are still alive. E. Bruce Heilman, speaking at a ceremony marking the 66th year since the end of the [...]

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After 27 years, man hacks off hair for charity

By doris | Published: August 19, 2011

Full Story at msnbc.com STROUD TOWNSHIP, Pa. — A man who has been growing his hair for 27 years had it hacked off for a good cause Thursday morning. He’s donating his ponytail to Locks of Love, an organization that makes wigs for people battling cancer. Dan McGuinness of Long Pond squirmed as scissors snipped [...]

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Boy, 11, saves family from house fire

By doris | Published: July 16, 2011

Full Story at newsnet5.com CLEVELAND – A family with seven children escaped an early-morning fire thanks to the quick thinking of one of the children The fire began early Friday morning in a bedroom of a home along Fidelity Avenue in Cleveland’s West Side. Jamahr Larkin was sleeping when the fire alarm woke him up. [...]

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Warriors who became walking libraries

By doris | Published: May 28, 2011

Full Story at CNN.com Atlanta, Georgia (CNN) — Roland Marbaugh wrote 509 pages of his tales of war — from the swampy Solomon Islands in World War II to the frozen Chosin Reservoir in Korea. His son typed them all up on an electric typewriter in the 1980s but unpublished, Marbaugh’s stories remained largely in [...]

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War hero’s tour: A soldier adjusts to fame

By doris | Published: January 3, 2011

Full Story at msnbc.com CHICAGO — It was years in the making, so Staff Sgt. Sal Giunta had time to talk with his wife about the “what if” question. He’d been recommended for the Medal of Honor, the nation’s highest military decoration. If chosen, his name would be in headlines. His face in the spotlight. [...]

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Ga. donor puts $5,000 in Salvation Army kettle

By doris | Published: December 15, 2010

Full Story at msnbc.com FORT OGLETHORPE, Ga. — Salvation Army bell ringers in Fort Oglethorpe, Ga., have seen some generous donations over the past two or three years. An anonymous contributor dropped $4,300 into a kettle last year along Battlefield Parkway, NBC station WXIA in Atlanta reported. Someone followed up with a $2,300 donation at [...]

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Giving thanks for everyday American heroes

By doris | Published: November 26, 2010

Full Story at msnbc.com If someone had told Victor Perez at the beginning of the year that he’d soon find fame because of a heroic act, he would have laughed. He couldn’t even find a job. But the events of Oct. 5 were so unbelievable that the 30-year-old unemployed construction worker was left shaking and [...]

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Live from Chile: A camera made the world a bit smaller

By doris | Published: October 14, 2010

Full Story at CNN.com (CNN) — The rescue of the 33 miners trapped in a northern Chile mine had all the ingredients for a riveting story and then some: a camera placed half a mile under the Earth’s surface that would bring the world live images of a dramatic ending. A live broadcast of the [...]

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Driller from Denver becomes Chile mine rescue hero

By doris | Published: October 10, 2010

Full Story at news.Yahoo.com SAN JOSE MINE, Chile – Jeff Hart was drilling water wells for the U.S. Army’s forward operating bases in Afghanistan when he got the call to fly to Chile. He spent the next 33 days on his feet, operating the drill that finally provided a way out Saturday for 33 trapped [...]

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Kids & Teens: Father’s Quick Action Saves Kid’s Life

By doris | Published: May 24, 2010

Full Story at goodnewsblog.com When 2 1/2 year old Shay Asser’s ear infection induced fever went too high, it triggerred a fit which stopped him from breathing. His father, Brian, 32, went into first-aid auto pilot. “Shay was lying on the floor having a fit. I picked him up and ran downstairs with him, but [...]

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Armed Forces

By doris | Published: May 23, 2010

Full Story at goodnewsdaily.com The valiant actions of three injured U.S. army soldiers were recognized during a March 26 Warriors in Transition Purple Heart ceremony at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. The prestigious award was presented to U.S. Army 1st Lt. Jason Mazzella, U.S. Army Master Sgt. Robert Sutherland and U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class [...]

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God ‘led me directly’ to girl lost in swamp, Florida rescuer says

By doris | Published: April 15, 2010

Full Story at CNN.com New York (CNN) — The man who rescued an 11-year-old girl lost in a dense Florida swamp said Wednesday that God led him directly to her and that finding her was no surprise. James King said he set out on his own to look for Nadia Bloom on Tuesday, trusting that [...]

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Teacher describes how he stopped shooting

By doris | Published: February 25, 2010

Full Story at CNN.com Denver, Colorado (CNN) — During emergency drills at Deer Creek Middle School, teacher David Benke used to tell his students that if anything ever happened, he wanted to be able to “do something about it.” When he saw a man shooting at students as they were leaving the Littleton, Colorado, school [...]

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