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Profiles in Courage/who has caught your attention? Give kudo(s)

Thoreau72 said:
Hugh Thompson, CWO US Army.

He was the whistleblower who blew the whistle on Lt. Calley of My Lai notoriety by landing his helicopter between the advancing US troops and the fleeing villagers of My Lai.

For such courage he was reviled and marginalized by the Army.
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This isn't the entire story. He was looked at as a hero later on and received the Soldiers Medal. He then went on to a serve a 20 year career retiring as a Major..
 
Golda Meir

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When peace comes we will perhaps in time be able to forgive the Arabs for killing our sons, but it will be harder for us to forgive them for having forced us to kill their sons.
 
Terry Fox. Has to be one of the most loved Canadians by Canada.

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Was an athelete who developed cancer ending up with the amputation of one leg. Terry then began an east to west run across Canada to raise money and awareness for cancer research. He ran 3,339 miles of the quest but had to end it as the cancer had spread and now was in his lungs.
The Terry Fox Run continues today.

My grandson in Canada has ran it many times.

His popularity was so huge that one could write a letter to him and just write Terry Fox, Canada on it and it would be delivered.
 
Kudos to Malcolm Nance for leaving his cushy life in the United States to join the battle in Ukraine!
I hope he doesn’t meet his end in the manner of Jim Bowie and Davy Crockett at the Alamo.

thehill.com

Former MSNBC analyst joins Ukrainian resistance fighting Russian forces

A former MSNBC foreign affairs analyst has joined Ukrainian forces fighting back Russian President Vladimir Putin’s troops. Malcolm Nance, a longtime analyst for the network on national secur…
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Kudos to defrocked San Francisco-based Catholic Priest Tim Stier for taking a decades long stand against the Catholic Church’s coverup of Pedophile Priests, discrimination against women and the LGBTQ Community.

www.sfchronicle.com

He spent 17 years as a priest in exile. His final act: a scorching ‘farewell letter’ to the Catholic Church

Tim Stier counts himself among a small community of early whistleblowers who have tried...
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www.thedailybeast.com

Raping Kids Would’ve Gotten Me in Less Trouble, Says Defrocked Whistleblower Priest

Father Tim Stier spent 17 years protesting the Catholic Church’s handling of clerical child abuse before they defrocked him.
www.thedailybeast.com
timstier.weebly.com

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Tim Stier BIO
timstier.weebly.com

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Trippy Trekker said:
Kudos to defrocked San Francisco-based Catholic Priest Tim Stier for taking a decades long stand against the Catholic Church’s coverup of Pedophile Priests, discrimination against women and the LGBTQ Community.

www.sfchronicle.com

He spent 17 years as a priest in exile. His final act: a scorching ‘farewell letter’ to the Catholic Church

Tim Stier counts himself among a small community of early whistleblowers who have tried...
www.sfchronicle.com www.sfchronicle.com
www.thedailybeast.com

Raping Kids Would’ve Gotten Me in Less Trouble, Says Defrocked Whistleblower Priest

Father Tim Stier spent 17 years protesting the Catholic Church’s handling of clerical child abuse before they defrocked him.
www.thedailybeast.com
timstier.weebly.com

Photos

Tim Stier BIO
timstier.weebly.com

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"You're not a good fit here" said the church to a decent and moral man.
 
Kudos to the 4 children, ages 13, 9, 4 and an infant found alive after surviving a plane crash and wandering in the Colombian jungle for 40 days!

What an uplifting story!

Their mom and the other adults aboard the plane died on impact.

www.bbc.com

Colombia plane crash: Four children found alive in Amazon after 40 days

It is a "magical day", says the president, as the four siblings are found after 40 days missing.
www.bbc.com
 
Scott Rolen - HOF Introduction Speech! I am 66 years old and that speech brought me to tears. He didn't talk about his career other than the sacrifice of others that enabled him to play the game. He talked a lot about his family. He mentioned a conversation that he had with his dad where he was telling his dad what he couldn't do. His dad asked him what he could do and Scott listed what he could do. His dad's simple response was, "Then do that." Scott mentioned that whenever he faced obstacles in his career or in life, he switched the focus from what he couldn't do to what he could do. It was one of the greatest speeches I have ever heard.
 
Emmerson Biggins said:
Scott Rolen - HOF Introduction Speech! I am 66 years old and that speech brought me to tears. He didn't talk about his career other than the sacrifice of others that enabled him to play the game. He talked a lot about his family. He mentioned a conversation that he had with his dad where he was telling his dad what he couldn't do. His dad asked him what he could do and Scott listed what he could do. His dad's simple response was, "Then do that." Scott mentioned that whenever he faced obstacles in his career or in life, he switched the focus from what he couldn't do to what he could do. It was one of the greatest speeches I have ever heard.
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I wouldn’t know Scott Rolen to see him.

Your post motivated me to google him. Congratulations to him, his family, friends and fans on entering the HOF! My brief research suggested a deeply rooted humble family man with an extraordinary athletic legacy.
 
Trippy Trekker said:
I wouldn’t know Scott Rolen to see him.

Your post motivated me to google him. Congratulations to him, his family, friends and fans on entering the HOF! My brief research suggested a deeply rooted humble family man with an extraordinary athletic legacy.
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I personally know Scott. I was a long-time baseball coach in my area and had opportunities to work with the baseball Cardinals for over a decade. From there, in talks about hitting and coaching, I found him to be a good person. That showed in his HOF Speech.
 
Emmerson Biggins said:
Scott Rolen - HOF Introduction Speech! I am 66 years old and that speech brought me to tears. He didn't talk about his career other than the sacrifice of others that enabled him to play the game. He talked a lot about his family. He mentioned a conversation that he had with his dad where he was telling his dad what he couldn't do. His dad asked him what he could do and Scott listed what he could do. His dad's simple response was, "Then do that." Scott mentioned that whenever he faced obstacles in his career or in life, he switched the focus from what he couldn't do to what he could do. It was one of the greatest speeches I have ever heard.
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I'm glad his speech was HoF worthy. Imo, his career wasn't.
 
Kudos to Maddie Ripley, the 17 year old high school wrestler who won her state’s 107 lbs Weight Class Title in 2024 in the Girls Division and the Boys Division!

She ROCKS:


 
Just a local mention
www.wbbjtv.com

A house fire in Milan leads to a heroic rescue - WBBJ TV

MILAN, Tenn.– A house fire in Milan resulted in the apparent total loss of a home and the incredible story of how three Milan police officers pulled a man from the blaze and resuscitated him on the scene. Body camera footage courtesy of the Milan Police Department shows the moment Sgt. Brian...
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