Tag: hero
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October 15, 2007 09:14 AM EDT --
Sometimes we get "hero stories" - and often with the response, "Why didn't the liberal media tell that nice story? See? There's nice stories coming out of Iraq!" . . .
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June 25, 2007 12:16 AM EDT --
On the first day of class, I noticed her because she was wearing an Army National Guard T-shirt. Strange how it drew us together. I asked her if she was in the Guard. My father . . .
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October 02, 2007 01:19 PM EDT --
You wake up one morning with the amazing ability to....? If you could have any amazing super hero power, what would you choose? (Get creative - it doesn't have to be the fun of the mill powers . . .
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June 20, 2007 09:05 AM EDT --
Most people think of hero's as those who've accomplished great sporting achievements. I think of them as great player's. I hero is someone who goes beyond the norm, and shows their . . .
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November 11, 2007 01:30 PM EST --
He was 17 when he enlisted, so eager to serve his country that he had his father sign him into the army. It was 1967, and there was no doubt that he would be shipped off to Vietnam.
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November 23, 2007 05:54 PM EST --
I played Guitar Hero 3 for the first time yesterday, and got a bit addcted! I loved it. I had played GH2 before, but only once, and I was drinking.
Anyway, Nick video'd me doing the final battle . . .
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June 28, 2008 11:25 PM EDT --
Tonight, I stepped outside to enjoy the evening with my daughter and my dog. I heard a cry of a frightened animal, but my yard is not large and has a pool. I investigated and then, decided . . .
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July 09, 2008 07:57 PM EDT --
Has anyone heard of Wish Upon a Hero? http://www.wishuponahero.com
You go there and make a wish for whatever it is you need or want; and, if someone wants to; they can grant it for you. Has anyone . . .
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July 18, 2008 09:15 PM EDT --
PO2 (EOD2) Mike Monsoor, a Navy EOD Technician, was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor posthumously for jumping on a grenade in Iraq , giving his life to save his fellow SEALs.
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August 09, 2008 04:30 AM EDT --
what is awake in the wee hour?
an earthling, an owl, an old soul.
it speaks Insomnian with an American accent.
it swims in the English (channels); drowns.
sounds have become nuanced . . .
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April 19, 2009 09:25 AM EDT --
- I was born on June 26, 1898 in West Point, Virginia.
- General George S. Patton was my second cousin.
- I enrolled at VMI (Virginia Military Institute) in 1917 but dropped out after . . .
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February 10, 2009 08:00 PM EST --
We all have heroes. We choose our heroes for many reasons. Some heroes are famous, some unknown to all but a few.
A hero is someone whom we respect and can count on. We may . . .
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May 25, 2007 05:24 PM EDT --
I would like to tell you about a real hero that I didn’t even know about until May 9, 2007. I was registering attendees at the 2007 Field Artillery Association’s OCS Reunion when a family came . . .
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June 20, 2007 11:24 PM EDT --
Heroes are often thought of as those who save lives, but I think those who inspire us to greatness are heroes too. The two people I look to as my greatest heroes are not the most likely candidates. The . . .
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January 26, 2009 10:48 AM EST --
Arriving home after her part-time job at Burger King, Lykesia Lilly planned to shoot some hoops. It was late afternoon on a Sunday. Maybe she'd even play some one-on-one with her little nephew Adrian . . .
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February 20, 2009 08:23 PM EST --
Now most times when you read something like this you think you are going to hear about a person finishing school, or having a child, or even (as a lot of people on this site are trying to achieve) finally . . .
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March 03, 2009 07:18 PM EST --
My cousin, Pete Henning, was an incredible person who blessed everyone who knew him. Pete was humble and smart, with a wonderful sense of humor. He was an incredibly patient, kind listener . . .
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January 29, 2009 03:48 PM EST --
What does a true hero look like? If you read Reader's Digest you know they look like normal people, just like you and I. We've featured several extraordinary and inspiring people throughout . . .
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May 14, 2007 08:22 PM EDT --
Heroes often have this person that goes around with them and provides comic relief. It's often completely unclear what the hero sees in the sidekick since the sidekick's comic relief usually . . .
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July 07, 2007 11:29 PM EDT --
The fighter jet crashed into the Sargodia air base in Pakistan killing everybody and destroying the entire base.
The war was over.
Hard to believe that it was only two hours ago that . . .
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