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Oct 15, 2006



NOT ALL HEROES ARE PEOPLE ~ ~ ~

James Crane worked on the 101st floor of Tower 1 of

The World Trade Center . He is blind so he has a golden

Retriever named Daisy. After the plane hit 20 stories

Below, James knew that he was doomed, so he let

Daisy go, out of an act of love. She darted away into the

Darkened hallway. Choking on the fumes of the jet fuel

And the smoke James was just waiting to die. About 30

Minutes later, Daisy comes back along with James' boss,

 Who Daisy just happened to pick up on floor 112.

On her first run of the building, she leads James, James'

Boss, and about 300 more people out of the doomed

Building. But she wasn't through yet, she knew there were

Others who were trapped. So, highly against James'

Wishes she ran back in the building.

On her second run, she saved 392 lives. Again she went

Back in. During this run, the building collapses. James

Hears about this and falls on his knees into tears.

Against all known odds, Daisy makes it out alive, but

This time she is carried by a firefighter. "She led us right to

The people, before she got injured" the fireman

Explained.

Her final run saved another 273 lives. She suffered

Acute smoke inhalation, severe burns on all four paws,

And a broken leg, but she saved 967 lives. The next

Week, Mayor Guilaini rewards Daisy with the Canine

Medal of Honor of New York . Daisy is the first civilian

Canine to win such an honor.


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