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There should be an award for ordinary people who step up and come through unexpecetedly with exceptional bravery or achievement to save a life.
There are a few of these reported every year, like this one [sun-sentinel.com]:
"After being attacked himself, the 12-year-old raced to grab a knife plunging it into the dog to save his family."
...And Mamoudou Gassama, who reacted to a four-year-old child dangling from a balcony by scaling the building and rescuing the child. [go.com]
and he got french citizenship and a job at the fire department.
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The Incredible Awesomeness Award (Score:5, Insightful)
There should be an award for ordinary people who step up and come through unexpecetedly with exceptional bravery or achievement to save a life.
There are a few of these reported every year, like this one [sun-sentinel.com]:
"After being attacked himself, the 12-year-old raced to grab a knife plunging it into the dog to save his family."
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...And Mamoudou Gassama, who reacted to a four-year-old child dangling from a balcony by scaling the building and rescuing the child. [go.com]
Re:The Incredible Awesomeness Award (Score:2)
and he got french citizenship and a job at the fire department.