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My Dad, The Hero – Ten Year-Old’s Plea For Fallen Father

A little boy whose father was killed in Afghanistan along with 29 other U.S. soldiers reached out to the world to ask : ‘why is no one honoring my Dad?‘ Pilot Bryan Nichols was onboard the Chinook helicopter  ferrying U.S. Navy  … Continue reading

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Community Spirit Thrives on Remote New Zealand Island

When Stewart Island – a remote island off the far southern tip of New Zealand’s South Island – was left without electricity during an unseasonal snow storm, local store owners Jill Skerrett and Richard Wilson came to the rescue. The … Continue reading

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Hero Cop Risks Life To Stay With Australian Bomb Ordeal Teen

A brave police officer put aside her personal safety to stay by the side of Madeleine Pulver after discovering the teen with what appeared to be a bomb strapped to her neck. Constable Karen Lowden arrived on the scene at … Continue reading

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Sandwich Chain Take A Bite Out Of Homelessness

Pret-A-Manger, the national sandwich shop chain, is taking its commitment to homelessness charities one step further by hiring 25 homeless youngsters. Pret chief executive Clive Schlee told the London Evening Standard the scheme was built: … on the company’s longstanding … Continue reading

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Palm Beach Man Is The Cat’s Meow!

A California man has become a community hero to 250,000 starving feral cats – and their grateful neighbours. Jim Strout spends every night patrolling the streets of Boynton Beach in Palm Beach County, California, in a car packed with cat … Continue reading

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Child Kidnapper Foiled by Local Hero

Antonio Diaz Chacon risked his own life to rescue a six-year old girl, snatched off a New Mexico, U.S., street by a kidnapper. After seeing a man grab the girl, pull her into a van and speed off, Mr. Chacon … Continue reading

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Norway Island Shooting Hero

A German holidaymaker has emerged as the hero of the horrific Norwegian Island massacre that claimed the lives of more than 80 people. According to the Daily Telegraph: Marcel Gleffe was the first to race to the idyllic island of … Continue reading

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Mystery Good Samaritan Saves Man From Train Tracks

A mystery Good Samaritan is being sought by the grateful man whose life he saved. Thomas Holihan fell onto the tracks at an Altanta, Georgia, train station after passing out from heat stroke. Mr Holihan told Atlanta’s 11 Alive news … Continue reading

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