Who is your Hero?

[Gary V.]

Other than my dad, for me it is Richard Winters and the rest of the incredible men which the book and miniseries Band of Brothers is based on. Winters was everything a leader should be. Compassionate, tough, smart, dedicated, and he lead from the front. I believe if it were not for men like Mr. Winters we would be living in a very different world today.

I also admire the soldiers in Iraq. They are doing a damn fine job. These guys are also my heroes.

[Terry Penrod]

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I wholeheartedly agree Gary.

Except that in order to be truthful, I'd have to replace your dad with my own. Never knew yours and can only judge mine as the man worthy of admiration and respect - despite his flaws - that he was.

He grew up dirt poor, went to war and served his country honorably. Afterwards, he trained and educated himself in all the commercial arts including drafting, graphic and industrial design, professional illustration, portaiture, editorial cartooning, photography, engraving, retouching, printing, cartography, typography, calligraphy and so many other disciplines it still makes my head spin. He also took calculated risks, started his own company, provided opportunities to many others and was a kind, loving husband, brother, son and father who was very well liked for his honest sense of humor and charitable nature.

He had a lot of other talents too and along the way he took the time to teach myself and my little brother how to appreciate all sorts of music, art, literature, theater and a variety of different cultures, political and theological ideas, customs, languages, sports, outdoor activites, crafts and more. But all in a very down-to-earth way that always made sense to us kids. Oh, and he had a heck of a green thumb too, so we never wanted for the freshest homegrown fruits and vegetables or anything else that is actually important in life for that matter.

What more does any boy need in a real life hero?

Cheers, Terry

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[Rafal Dudek]

Too many to list, and I would feel terrible by forgetting to list one had I done it. Most of them would be my relatives, especially during the WW2 in Poland.

[Gaim Mastr]

Rosa Parks (http://www.achievement.org/autodoc/page/par0bio-1)


Abraham Lincoln (http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/presidents/al16.html)


Alice Paul (http://www2.lhric.org/pocantico/womenenc/paul.htm) & Lucy Burns (http://www2.lhric.org/pocantico/womenenc/burns.htm)


And many other people who are willing to take great risk to bring more tolerance and enlightenment to the human race.... one step at a time.


Looks like there may be a new member to my list..... Rania al-Baz (http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/04/19/saudi.batteredhost.ap/index.html).

[RHooks]

"Here Rests
In Honored Glory
An American Soldier
Known But To God"

Inscription on the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. That's my hero. After that would be TR.

[Feuerwizard]

Too many to list, many of them are from my country.

[TWC_Orgazm]

Peter North

[Ojnod]

Peter North

After reading your name I saw that one coming :p

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Anyway, I would probably pick my dad. He worked hard all his life, never went to college but because he had a good work ethic he kept on moving up. He started out as one of those guys who holds the stop and go signs at work sites. Now is is vice president of the same company which is a nationwide utility contractor with thousands of people.

[NotSoFast]

A crude combination of Homer Simpson and Hank Hill.

[Cloudw4lker]

A crude combination of Homer Simpson and Hank Hill.
Great!


I don't really think I have one, maybe Cloudwalker but only I know what he looks like.

[Mara]

Firemen, police, servicemen. People who give and do not receive much in return.

[Terry Penrod]

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Speaking of local heroes, a young man from Houston sacrificed his life to save another this past Sunday in a river not too far from here, where many of my own friends often go fishing and where at least two have summer homes / lodges and boats.

It sounds like he was a very fine young man, a Jamaican immigrant whose own father drowned when he was just five years old and the kind of hard working, selfless person we should all be proud to call a friend or just a fellow American.

His mother's words quoted below are very sad indeed.

Cheers, Terry


Here is the news story if anyone else is interested:

FROM: http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=320&e=3&u=/ibsys/20040420/lo_kprc/2102987


Hero Drowns Rescuing Boy From River

Tue Apr 20, 5:35 PM ET
Local - KPRC Click2Houston.com

A high school senior saved a young life before exhaustion cost him his own, News2Houston reported.

Yohance Johnson, 20, jumped in the Colorado River at Matagorda Bay Sunday when he saw a boy struggling to stay afloat. The boy made it back to shore, but Johnson did not. He is presumed drowned.

"He was always there for somebody. No matter what, he was a responsible human being. He was a good person. He was just a joy to be around," said Kenneth Scott, Johnson's stepfather.

His mother considers Johnson a true hero, but broke down when she spoke of her son.

"I'm very proud of him. I'm very proud, but I miss him," said Collette Schloss. "Everybody loved him. I miss him. He's my baby and I miss him."

Coast Guard officials searched for Johnson by boat and helicopter, but found no sign of him.

Johnson was a senior and honors student at Westside High School. He was an older student since he moved from Jamaica two years ago, according to his family.

Johnson's father drowned when he was 5 years old. His mother said they have finally been reunited.

Grief counselors will be on hand Tuesday at Westside High School, 14200 Briar Forest, for students and teachers.

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[Captain]

My great grandmother. She was diagnosed with cancer around the age of 40, she battled with it on and off for most of the rest of her life. She recently passed away at the age of 91. She went in her sleep. She always inspired me, that I could overcome whatever life throws at me. She's the longest surviving cancer patient in Arkansas, and they are checking to see if she might be the longest surviving in the United States.
She was always very stubborn though, lol, she wouldn't let anyone do anything for her. One of the last things she went to the hospital for was she had fallen and hurt her leg. The reason she fell-- she was moving a mattress up on its side to move it out of the room into another one, all by herself(90 years old).
She was and still is my hero.

[Torsion]

My dad and my grandfather. I also admire John Kennedy

DAVE CHAPPEL!!