Dave lost his good friend in Iraq. Dave is a Disabled Veteran and came back to help his fallen friends wife and two kids sell their home.

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Added by: Joey
Tags: War Hero
Date: 2009-03-08

A bottle-nosed dolphin is being credited with rescuing a pair of pygmy sperm whales that had stranded themselves on a New Zealand beach.

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Added by: Orpheus27
Tags: dolphin whale saves new zealand beach sperm whales ocean rescue
Date: 2009-05-08

Footage from a traffic camera overlooking a busy freeway in Santiago, Chile captured a dog performing a heroic act — pulling an injured friend from oncoming traffic. The video shows an injured dog lying in the middle of a freeway after being hit by a car, while a rescue dog dodges traffic to run to its side. The rescue dog then drags the severely injured canine across lanes of traffic as cars swerve around it. No motorists stopped to help either dog, but a highway crew arrives at the end of the video. The translation of the announcer is as follows: "These images seen from the surveillance cameras show a very common situation with our overpopulated highways. It is normal for us to see dogs run over. In the video, we can see this dog fighting for his life because he was run over by the vehicle. "What is very touching is to see the very heroic actions of this other dog who is trying to pull him to the side of the highway. We are going to keep seeing things like this until we find a solution to the dogs living on the streets."

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Added by: cconrad
Tags: dog hero rescue chile accident risking life
Date: 2009-04-03

Man saves baby ducks

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Added by: Orpheus27
Tags: ducks baby falling saves man
Date: 2009-05-26

My 13 year old son with cerebral palsy doesn't know what social class we are from, in fact, it doesn't matter. He has such a forgiving heart, he loves without discrimination, he holds no grudges. We should all learn a lesson in what this person demonstrates. And he does that without saying a word.

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Added by: mamabean24
Tags: Cerebral Palsy unconditional love
Date: 2009-03-04

WHEN THE LIGHTS WENT OUT ON THE PIPELINE February 29, 1976 was like any other day. I was nineteen years old when the accident took place. Our crew was working seven days a week, sixteen hours a day. We arrived at the job site at about 6:00am then began setting up to lay pipe. The pipe we were working with was 60’ long pieces and 48” diameter. This was commonly used on the Trans-Alaskan Pipeline. I remember looking at the thermometer that morning and it was 23 below zero. The crew of guys I was working with was the joining and beveling crew. We actually beveled the edges of the pipe, sandblasted and prepared them for joining. Apprentices on the job site had certain jobs. My job was sandblasting. We waited in the bus until the hill was secured. When the foremen gave the word it was secure, everybody filed off the bus and prepared to start work. Every day the same procedure was used. The pipe was laid out going up a hill end to end. There were about four feet between each pipe. One end of the pipe had dunnage underneath it. It was elevated about two feet. We beveled the end of the pipe and sandblasted it and it was ready to join. I remember working on the end of the pipe with my sandblasting hood on. There was a steady roar of the air compressor nearby. I felt the pipes start to move. I was between two sixty foot pieces of pipe with no place to go. I tried to spin to my left to get away from the moving pipe. I could feel the pipe hit me in the chest, crushing the life out of me. I never let go of the sandblasting hose. It remained in my right hand. That’s when the darkness started to consume me, the lights went out, the curtains closed, and the darkness was horrifying. Little did I know when I was busy sandblasting one of the operators walked up the hill to retrieve a D 9 cat that was sitting next to the pipe. If we would have known he was above us, we would have all scrambled for safety away from the pipes. Site unseen, he got in his dozer, warmed it up, and started to move away from the pipes, but somehow he managed to touch the pipe with his blade and this sent the pipe crashing down the hill end to end. We were all standing around a group of men and there was a body lying on the ground. I asked one of the guys next to me who was it? Who got hurt? What happened? He wouldn’t look at me and he wouldn’t talk to me. I watched Tim trying to find a pulse; he was shaking his head no. He was mumbling, that he thought the man was dead, “I think he is dead” and shaking his head. He stood up slowly removed his jacket and placed it over the dead man’s body. The men started to move away from the body. Down the hill I could see Jim Benson making his way up the hill. Somehow Jim knew what to do. He knelt next to the body pulled the jacket back and he placed his hand over the eyes of the body, and then he looked up into the sky and asked God to give him the strength to bring life back into the body. There was a huge flash and the next thing I knew I was the guy inside the body. That’s when the unbearable pain started. The men started to work on me. I saw one of the men put his hand on my zipper starting to unzip my jacket and as he unzipped my jacket my intestines began to force their way out around my neck. I could actually see them. He stopped, realizing it was a mistake. He took his other hand carefully placing it between my intestines and zipper, slowly zipping my jacket back up. One of the laborers came over to me holding my right hand. He was in shock. He knelt down next to me and asked me what he should do with my hand. I told him to stick it back up my sleeve and he did. One of the men was looking down at me. I remember one saying he will never make it, he doesn’t have a fucking chance. They were all shaking their heads in a no direction. They could not stand to look at the site of the body. They took turns kneeling beside me shaking me and trying to keep me conscious. All I wanted to do was close my eyes and go and make the pain go away somehow. The men quickly realized by keeping me talking they could keep me conscious. Every time I would close my eyes they would shake me and say Kelley, come back, come back. They immediately called for a medical evacuation. I could hear the men on the radio begging for help. Mayday mayday mayday…. They were pleading for help. Thirty minutes went by no helicopter, then one hour went by no helicopter, only after one hour and forty five minutes could we hear the helicopter approaching. It was the United States Army. It was not one of our helicopters, so we were all shocked. We had no idea that this was the first day the local helicopter went on strike against the Trans-Alaskan Pipeline. They loaded me up into the military helicopter. It took eighteen minutes flying time to get me to Fairbanks Memorial Hospital. My parents somehow managed to make it to the hospital. They allowed me to visit with my parents for five minutes before sedating me. The doctors told my parents we don’t have a chance. This is one of the ones we can’t do. But they wanted to get started and try. During the next three days I was kept on the operating table, teams of doctors operated nonstop around the clock. I went through eighty six units of blood in the first three days before they finally stabilized me. Success: The true heroes were my fellow workers on the Trans Alaska pipeline, by keeping their heads and not allowing anybody to move me and for packing me in snow. Success: A success was the helicopter pilot from Fort Wainwright had heard the May Day from Alyeska go off within the first fifteen minutes and asked permission to fly, but permission was denied. Every fifteen minutes he would call his commanding officer and ask permission to fly, the answer was the same, permission denied. The Commanding officer would reply the local helicopter was in the air and he didn’t want a mid air collision. At an hour and thirty minutes he become overwhelmed and broke command. The pilot took off from Fort Wainwright and headed for the may day call. I owe this man my life. He is one of the Heroes. Success: To the doctors at Fairbanks Memorial Hospital who would not give up when all the odds were against them. These doctors I owe my life to. They are the Heroes.

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Added by: JOCELYN
Tags: accident pipeline hero
Date: 2009-09-22

A Navy SEAL sacrificed his life to save his comrades by throwing himself on top of a grenade Iraqi insurgents tossed into their sniper hideout, fellow members of the elite force said. Petty Officer 2nd Class Michael A. Monsoor had been near the only door to the rooftop structure Sept. 29 when the grenade hit him in the chest and bounced to the floor, said four SEALs who spoke to The Associated Press this week on condition of anonymity because their work requires their identities to remain secret. "He never took his eye off the grenade, his only movement was down toward it," said a 28-year-old lieutenant who sustained shrapnel wounds to both legs that day. "He undoubtedly saved mine and the other SEALs' lives, and we owe him." Monsoor, a 25-year-old gunner, was killed in the explosion in Ramadi, west of Baghdad. He was only the second SEAL to die in Iraq since the war began. Two SEALs next to Monsoor were injured; another who was 10 to 15 feet from the blast was unhurt. The four had been working with Iraqi soldiers providing sniper security while U.S. and Iraqi forces conducted missions in the area. In an interview at the SEALs' West Coast headquarters in Coronado, four members of the special force remembered "Mikey" as a loyal friend and a quiet, dedicated professional. "He was just a fun-loving guy," said a 26-year-old petty officer 2nd class who went through the grueling 29-week SEAL training with Monsoor. "Always got something funny to say, always got a little mischievous look on his face." You are an integral and unique part of the universe. Just as important a part as any other part. There is no one else exactly like you. No one else has your fingerprints, your exact DNA, your exact thoughts or dreams. You are connected to everything and everything you do affects the rest of creation. Try to make the universe a better place.

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Added by: Orpheus27
Tags: navy seal tribute hero military
Date: 2009-05-08

As Mumbai's concrete jungle grows steadily eating into forests around the city, man-animal conflicts have been on the rise. This year alone, there have been nine leopard attacks on people. But the latest leopard attack has brought to light a very moving story of Draupada, a mother who fought a leopard bare-handed to save her little daughter.

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Added by: Orpheus27
Tags: woman leopard fights saves daughter mumbai india
Date: 2009-04-20

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Added by: mihai
Tags: tete
Date: 2009-03-24

A Fla. man acted quickly to save his dog, Jake, from the jaws of a hungry shark. The dog was seriously hurt but lived to tell his story.

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Added by: Orpheus27
Tags: dog man shark punch saves life hungry hurt eating
Date: 2009-04-20

Two men were hailed as heroes Monday after they caught a toddler who fell 40 feet from a third-floor window in Lawrence.

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Added by: Orpheus27
Tags: toddler falling heroes saving baby window
Date: 2009-04-03

A 4-year old boy dials 911 to save his mom's life.

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Added by: Orpheus27
Tags: boy 911 4 year old dials saves mom life collapses tj
Date: 2009-04-03

A Cincinnati area woman is helping handicapped children enjoy riding horses at a daycamp.

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Added by: Orpheus27
Tags: horses heroes cincinnati handicapped children daycamp autism
Date: 2009-04-03

Meet Emma Hicks, one 8-year-old who stays cool under pressure. When her grandmother blacked out behind the wheel of a moving SUV, the school girl climbed into the front seat and eventually steered the vehicle to a crashing stop. Her bravery saved them both and earned Emma a national award.

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Added by: rbellerose
Tags: Girl Grabs Wheel Saves Grandmother
Date: 2009-04-30

Cindy the dog is being hailed as a hero for saving a New York couple from their burning home, making noise to let them know about the fire.

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Added by: Orpheus27
Tags: cindy dog fire buring house rescue new york noise saved couple
Date: 2009-04-03

What is a hero? Heroes put the lives of others before their own. They are courageous and admired for their brave and noble deeds. We have all heard the stories of tremendous acts of heroism that have touched our hearts and made us proud. Now, its third year as a television special for Tru TV and Parade Magazine, the Donna Kanter Company produces "Badge of Courage: Police Officer of the Year. The one-hour program salutes the year 2001 law enforcement nominees and their exemplary actions in the line of duty...all in the days preceding 9.11. Host Dennis Franz of "NYPD Blue" pays a special tribute to the men and women of 9/11 as he takes us through the courageous acts of ten candidates across the nation, and the 2001 Police Officer of the Year, Sgt. Joseph Farina, from Newark, New Jersey.

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Added by: Orpheus27
Tags: true stories true rescues police rescues police heroes rescue stories 911 september 11
Date: 2009-04-15

Born with no limbs, Nick Vujicic faces obstacles every day of his life. It's not how you start, it's how you finish.

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Added by: cconrad
Tags: inspire inspiring significant motivation worthy value self-image dog perserverance persistant amazing unique overcome
Date: 2009-04-03

Hippo attacks a crocodile and saves an impala.

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Added by: Orpheus27
Tags: hippo national geographic crocodile impala africa nature attach
Date: 2009-04-20

Hero firefighter saves Cedarhurst woman

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Added by: Orpheus27
Tags: firefighter hero saves life woman cedarhurst
Date: 2009-04-03

10 year old saves his classmate by performing the heimlich.

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Added by: Orpheus27
Tags: heimlich boy 10 year old saving life classmate keith johnson 5th grader
Date: 2009-04-03