Hero Stories
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Garden Plans Grow Into Lifesaving Rescue
Officer Frank Dickman of the Columbus, Indiana, police department responded to the call from dispatch to assist someone with heart issues. EMS was not yet on scene when he arrived,…
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A Cause For Celebration
Two of Laura Seibert’s three daughters have birthdays in December. This year, there was a consensus among all of her girls to celebrate with an afternoon of ice skating. So,…
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Fortitude And Passion Put To The Test
At 74, Joop Galama felt pretty invincible. He really had no reason to suspect otherwise. A healthy, active retired mechanical engineer, Joop bikes and walks up to 100 kilometers several…
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Agencies Work Together to Save a Life
While pursuing an individual on foot through a remote wooded area, Patrol Officer Christopher Corbett made a tactical decision that probably saved his life. “I wasn’t going to catch him,…
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A Very Close Call in the Sunshine City
It was a busy October morning in the lobby of the Stephen P. Clark Government Center in downtown Miami, Florida. Officer Joandra Dobao was at the security booth, located near…
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Blizzard’s Timing Proves Beneficial For Chelmsford Husband And Father
This past January, the strongest nor’easter in four years hit New England. Some areas saw two to three inches of snow per hour and near-blizzard wind speeds, prompting authorities to…
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Investment Pays Ultimate Dividend A Decade Later
Wildwood Community Church in Norman, Oklahoma, has a tradition of extra-special Mother's Day celebrations. Turnout was understandably high for the 2022 services this past May; church administrator Herschel Thompson estimates…
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Quick Thinking Saves Beloved Teacher
“See you on Monday!” Principal Steve Bush said as he dismissed students during Friday afternoon pickup. “Have a good weekend.” It was the first weekend in October 2020 and there…
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LIFESAVING TEAMWORK IN CATASAUQUA
The warm weather put a spring in everyone’s step on a recent day in April 2022 at Sheckler Elementary in Catasauqua, Pennsylvania. By late morning, school nurse Jennifer Churetta had…
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Quick Thinking Security Officers Save Convention Center Staffer
The annual Amazon Web Services learning conference, AWS Re:Invent, was held in-person for the first time in two years at the Wynn Las Vegas Convention Center this past November. The…