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  • October 2008

    • Daughter Finds Long-Lost Dad Too Late

      Houston Chronicle  |  Oct 8, 08 4:52 PM CDT

      Daughter Finds Long-Lost Dad Too Late

      (Newser) - An email from a stranger brought an entirely unexpected end to Alaina Emery’s 13-year hunt for her father. “Is your father’s name Robert Emery?” the emailer asked. “The whole city of Houston is looking for any relatives.” Emery, Alaina soon learned, was being hailed as a hero, having died while dashing across a freeway trying to save three dogs during Hurricane Ike, reports the Houston Chronicle. More »

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      Texas  • Hurricane Ike  • animals  • daughter  • heroism

  • July 2008

    • Did Iconic Photo Drive Soldier's Death?

      Washington Post  |  Jul 13, 08 9:48 AM CDT

      Did Iconic Photo Drive Soldier's Death?

      (Newser) - A photo turned an American medic in Iraq into a hero, showing him carrying an Iraqi child to safety. But the photographer, Warren Zinn, wonders whether it also contributed to his suicide. Joseph Dwyer suffered post-traumatic stress disorder after returning from Iraq; Zinn worries, in the Washington Post , whether his fame exacerbated his pain. More »

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      Iraq war  • US military  • soldier  • PTSD  • photography  • drug overdose  • heroism

  • June 2008

    • College Sailor 'Died a Hero'

      CNN  |  Jun 10, 08 7:53 AM CDT

      College Sailor 'Died a Hero'

      (Newser) - Survivors of a capsized college yacht yesterday hailed the boat's safety officer as a hero who gave his life to save theirs, CNN reports. Roger Stone died after pushing two of his Texas A&M University crewmates to safety from below decks last week as the craft rapidly took on water. The five who made it out of the boat spent 26 hours in the Gulf of Mexico before being rescued. More »

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      Gulf of Mexico  • sailing  • Texas A&M  • hero  • heroism  • crew members

  • March 2008

    • 'Wonder Woman' Wins Silver Star

      Houston Chronicle  |  Mar 10, 08 5:08 AM CDT

      'Wonder Woman' Wins Silver Star

      (Newser) - A Texas teenager has become the second woman since World War II to be awarded the Silver Star for bravery in combat. Texas medic Monica Lin Brown, 19, used her body to shield five wounded comrades from gunfire while she treated them after their convoy was caught by a roadside bomb in Afghanistan, reports the Houston Chronicle . More »

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      Afghanistan  • terrorism  • US Army  • roadside bomb  • heroism  • Silver Star  • courage

    • Medal of Honor for Sioux Warrior

      CNN  |  Mar 4, 08 6:32 AM CST

      Medal of Honor for Sioux Warrior

      (Newser) - The first full-blooded Sioux to receive the Congressional Medal of Honor was awarded his medal 26 years after his death at a moving ceremony at the White House yesterday, reports CNN. President Bush presented the medal to family members of Army Master Sgt. Woodrow "Woody" Keeble, whose courage in World War II and Korea already earned him two Purple Hearts and a Silver and Bronze Star. More »

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      US Army  • World War II  • Korean War  • Native Americans  • heroism  • Medal of Honor  • Silver Star  • Purple Heart  • courage

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