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Daughter Finds Long-Lost Dad Too Late

Man who died saving dogs during Hurricane Ike hailed as hero

Houston Chronicle Houston Chronicle Oct 8, 08 4:52 PM CDT
(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 »

More about:  Texas • Hurricane Ike • animals • daughter • heroism

OPINION

 Did Iconic
 Photo Drive
 Soldier's Death? 

Photographer reflects on the power of a moment captured

Washington Post Washington Post Jul 13, 08 9:48 AM CDT
(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 »

More about:  Iraq war • US military • soldier • PTSD • photography • overdose • heroism

College Sailor 'Died a Hero' 

As yacht rapidly sank, safety officer gave his life pushing his 2 crewmates to safety 

CNN CNN Jun 10, 08 7:53 AM CDT
(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 »

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

'Wonder Woman' Wins Silver Star

Teen medic shielded wounded with her body

Houston Chronicle Houston Chronicle Mar 10, 08 5:08 AM CDT
(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 »

More about:  Afghanistan • terrorism • US Army • roadside bomb • heroism • Silver Star • courage

Medal of Honor for Sioux Warrior

Posthumous award first for Sioux

CNN CNN Mar 4, 08 6:32 AM CST
(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 »

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

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