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Dog Who Alerted Owner To Fire Put To Sleep
Offbeat  (tags: hero, sadness, sorrow, loss, dogs, death, protection, pets, sadness, suffering, bizarre, off-beat )

Gwen
- 194 days ago - wusa9.com
GRAND RAPIDS (WZZM) - Brittany the bull dog lived long enough to alert her owner to a fire in their Grand Rapids house. The smoke detectors didn't go off."
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Fluffy, a Rescued War Dog, and His Heroic Best Friend
Offbeat  (tags: Fluffy, German Shepherd/mix, stray, starving, Afghanistan, guard dog, hero )

Kathy
- 196 days ago - examiner.com
A few years ago I had the honor of communicating with United States Army Special Operations Sgt. Russell Joyce while he served in Afghanistan. He told me about a rescued dog who in turn rescued him and his men.
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Anatomy of a Miracle: How Captain Chesley Sullenberger's Skill Saved 155 Lives
Offbeat  (tags: airplane, jet, hudson river, sullenberger, airbus, ditching, emergency, water, freezing, life rafts, exit, plane, goodnews, good, hero, takeoff, landing, captain, unusual, lucky, skill, miracle, passengers, laguardia, new york, new jersey, ice, winter, cold )

Catherine
- 321 days ago - dailymail.co.uk
The last out was Captain Sullenberger after walking twice the length of the cabin to ensure no one was inside ~ too sweet to miss ~
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ITN - Bravery of Boy Who Saved Stabbed Mum
Offbeat  (tags: Brave boy, Award, hero )

Tj
- 634 days ago - news.itn.co.uk
He was slashed across the face with a kitchen knife but his heroic actions managed to scare off the intruder
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The Man Who Saved the World By Doing Nothing
Offbeat  (tags: bizarre, cold war, soviet union, nuclear war, hero )

Kathy
- 684 days ago - gimundo.com
When an alarm announced that the United States had launched missiles at the Soviet Union, Stanislav Petrov could have pushed the red button to start a full-scale nuclear war. Luckily for all of us, he didn't.
2 comments
Hero Schoolgirl Saves Three-Year-Old's Life Days After First Aid Lesson
Offbeat  (tags: hero, first aid, CPR, life saving )

Eduardo
- 770 days ago - dailymail.co.uk
Ashleigh,14, leapt into action after noticing little Summer had stopped breathing and was slumped in her car seat. Without a second thought she began using life-saving techniques she was taught just days earlier to help Summer regain consciousness.
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Dog Saves Family From Fire Blamed on Cat
Offbeat  (tags: cat, dog, fire, hero )

Eduardo
- 788 days ago - news.yahoo.com
Family cat tipped over a kerosene lantern. Thumper, a black Labrador retriever, is getting credit for saving a man when a fire swept through his home. Thumper grabbed him by the arm to wake him, leaving just enough time for him to dial 911.
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