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May 28, 2018 12:24:03 GMT
Post by Uesugi-dono on May 28, 2018 12:24:03 GMT
It's becoming rare today to see acts of actual heroism and selflessness. So This can be a place where we tell those stories and honor the heroes in the world.
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May 28, 2018 12:26:23 GMT
Post by Uesugi-dono on May 28, 2018 12:26:23 GMT
Uesugi: I come to honor Mamoudou Gassama
French President Emmanuel Macron has hailed a Malian migrant a hero for rescuing a small boy dangling from a balcony - and has made the 22-year-old a French citizen.
The video of Mamoudou Gassama's quick climbing to reach the child, cheered on by terrified onlookers, went viral on social media, with people calling the 22-year-old a real spider man.
"Congratulations to Mamoudou Gassama for his act of bravery that saved the life of a child," Mayor Anne Hidalgo said on her official Twitter account, adding that she spoke with him by phone to thank him.
"I replied that his heroic gesture was an example for all citizens and that the City of Paris will obviously be keen to support him in his efforts to settle in France," Hidalgo said.
Le Parisien newspaper reported that Gassama was walking by when he saw a gathering in front of the building and leapt into action.
"I did it because it was a child," the paper quoted him saying. "I climbed... Thank God I saved him."
The drama unfolded on Saturday evening on a street in the north of the city.
In less than a minute he pulled himself from balcony to balcony and grabbed the four-year-old as a neighbour tried to hold the child from an adjoining flat.
The Parisian fire service said crews had arrived to find the boy had already been rescued.
"Luckily, there was someone who was physically fit and who had the courage to go and get the child," a spokesman told AFP news agency.
Local authorities quoted by French media reported the boy's parents to not be at home at the time.
The father has been questioned by police on suspicion of leaving his child unattended, sources say.
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Post by Deleted on May 28, 2018 17:02:58 GMT
LOVE this thread, brother!
We NEED to hear about Heroes. In all shapes, sizes, colors and backgrounds.
No political agendas, no SJW nonsense, no endorbic rage (love ya, Dorbs!) .......just the good in humanity that I know exists.
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Post by endorbr on May 28, 2018 17:35:25 GMT
The world needs more people of action
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May 28, 2018 23:32:19 GMT
Post by TidusandYuna1983 on May 28, 2018 23:32:19 GMT
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Post by endorbr on May 28, 2018 23:59:38 GMT
. LOL. Kudos man. Leave it to you to make this thread about hot Asian girls.
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Post by Uesugi-dono on May 30, 2018 13:47:39 GMT
Uesugi: I come to honor Franz Stigler Truly touching moments of humanity, ethics and morals are rather rare in warfare. The Christmas Truce of WWI was an excellent example of such humanity, as were the heroic actions of German Luftwaffe fighter pilot Franz Stigler on December 20th, 1943. His actions got nine men home for Christmas.
Charlie Brown of the USAAF was a Lt. flying his first mission as an aircraft commander flying a B-17, “Ye Olde Pub” on a bombing run over Bremen.
Brown’s bomber occupied the especially dangerous left of the formation, sometimes called the Purple Heart Corner. Bremen was defended by a large contingent of fighters and well-manned flak guns.
Two B-17s were quickly struck by heavy flak, and many went down. Brown’s bomber was hit at least once in the left wing. The crew had to shut down an engine which took them out of the formation. Soon they were met by about eight enemy fighters.
The B-17 was sometimes referred to as the flying porcupine and Ye Olde Pub sure lived up to The name. the gunners took out at least one of the fighters and as many as three, all on their own.
The remaining fighters were still able to take the fight to the bomber, however, and bullets tore through Ye Olde Pub.
The tail gunner, Sergeant Hugh “Ecky” Eckenrode, was killed as large sections of the tail were shot apart. Nine more crewmen were injured, some very badly wounded.
The electrical, hydraulic and oxygen systems were damaged. Brown was wounded in the shoulder, and the seriously wounded had little reprieve as the morphine syringes were frozen.
Oxygen deprivation and wounds caused Brown to black out momentarily as the bomber spiraled towards the earth. Brown woke up and said that his first memory was of dodging trees.
The wounds and lack of oxygen made his memory hazy, but from the severe damage and drop in altitude, it is assumed that the German fighters figured that their target was destined to crash.
Brown was able to get some altitude just as German pilot Franz Stigler was refueling. Stigler saw the bomber and quickly flew up to get above and behind it.
Stigler was a veteran pilot who would eventually serve over 400 combat missions in nearly every front of the war. Flying the Me 109, Stigler was one bomber kill away from earning the high honor of the Knight’s Cross.
Stigler observed the bomber, waiting for the tail gunner to raise his guns. Seeing the limp rear guns, he moved closer and saw the massive amount of damage.
Bullet holes were present all over the aircraft. Stigler knew that most of the men had to be badly wounded. Taking a risk, considering the guns could fire at any time, Stigler flew up to be next to the cockpit.
Stigler and Brown looked at each other, Brown saying he closed his eyes and hoped for his nightmare to be over. Stigler hoped to persuade Brown to land, and failing that, fly to Sweden.
Brown was having none of that, his wounded body and oxygen starved brain only focusing on getting back to England.
Stigler had no way to give Brown verbal commands, only gesturing towards Brown. Seeing that the bomber was heading towards England, Stigler had every opportunity to shoot them down.
Instead, he escorted the bomber over the open waters. Stigler had no way of knowing if enemy escort fighters were on the way but still escorted Brown over the channel.
He wisely turned back before he came too close to England, though not before giving Brown a salute.
Stigler would never speak of his actions during the war. Had he done so he fully believed that a court-martial would follow.
B-17s were hated by the Germans, they dropped massive amounts of bombs and often took out several enemy fighters with their array of guns. Stigler’s humanity could be appreciated but likely not during the war.
About 30-40 years later Brown was living in the United States after a long career and Stigler had moved to Canada after years of service with Germany during and after the war.
Brown had a very hazy memory of the incident and was encouraged to find the German who saluted him to fill in the rest of the memory and make sure it wasn’t a dream or hallucination.
After writing to German pilot newsletters, he finally received word back from the pilot who spared his life.
After a lengthy phone call where Stigler filled in the blanks of the story and proved he was the right one, the two met in person. They hit it off splendidly and have been friends ever since.
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Post by Uesugi-dono on May 31, 2018 14:58:03 GMT
UESUGI: I COME TO HONOR THE BOY WHO ASKED HIS MOM TO STOP THE CAR JUST SO HE COULD HELP THIS WOMAN UP THE STAIRS.
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May 31, 2018 16:33:51 GMT
Post by TidusandYuna1983 on May 31, 2018 16:33:51 GMT
Uesugi: I come to honor Franz Stigler Truly touching moments of humanity, ethics and morals are rather rare in warfare. The Christmas Truce of WWI was an excellent example of such humanity, as were the heroic actions of German Luftwaffe fighter pilot Franz Stigler on December 20th, 1943. His actions got nine men home for Christmas.
Charlie Brown of the USAAF was a Lt. flying his first mission as an aircraft commander flying a B-17, “Ye Olde Pub” on a bombing run over Bremen.
Brown’s bomber occupied the especially dangerous left of the formation, sometimes called the Purple Heart Corner. Bremen was defended by a large contingent of fighters and well-manned flak guns.
Two B-17s were quickly struck by heavy flak, and many went down. Brown’s bomber was hit at least once in the left wing. The crew had to shut down an engine which took them out of the formation. Soon they were met by about eight enemy fighters.
The B-17 was sometimes referred to as the flying porcupine and Ye Olde Pub sure lived up to The name. the gunners took out at least one of the fighters and as many as three, all on their own.
The remaining fighters were still able to take the fight to the bomber, however, and bullets tore through Ye Olde Pub.
The tail gunner, Sergeant Hugh “Ecky” Eckenrode, was killed as large sections of the tail were shot apart. Nine more crewmen were injured, some very badly wounded.
The electrical, hydraulic and oxygen systems were damaged. Brown was wounded in the shoulder, and the seriously wounded had little reprieve as the morphine syringes were frozen.
Oxygen deprivation and wounds caused Brown to black out momentarily as the bomber spiraled towards the earth. Brown woke up and said that his first memory was of dodging trees.
The wounds and lack of oxygen made his memory hazy, but from the severe damage and drop in altitude, it is assumed that the German fighters figured that their target was destined to crash.
Brown was able to get some altitude just as German pilot Franz Stigler was refueling. Stigler saw the bomber and quickly flew up to get above and behind it.
Stigler was a veteran pilot who would eventually serve over 400 combat missions in nearly every front of the war. Flying the Me 109, Stigler was one bomber kill away from earning the high honor of the Knight’s Cross.
Stigler observed the bomber, waiting for the tail gunner to raise his guns. Seeing the limp rear guns, he moved closer and saw the massive amount of damage.
Bullet holes were present all over the aircraft. Stigler knew that most of the men had to be badly wounded. Taking a risk, considering the guns could fire at any time, Stigler flew up to be next to the cockpit.
Stigler and Brown looked at each other, Brown saying he closed his eyes and hoped for his nightmare to be over. Stigler hoped to persuade Brown to land, and failing that, fly to Sweden.
Brown was having none of that, his wounded body and oxygen starved brain only focusing on getting back to England.
Stigler had no way to give Brown verbal commands, only gesturing towards Brown. Seeing that the bomber was heading towards England, Stigler had every opportunity to shoot them down.
Instead, he escorted the bomber over the open waters. Stigler had no way of knowing if enemy escort fighters were on the way but still escorted Brown over the channel.
He wisely turned back before he came too close to England, though not before giving Brown a salute.
Stigler would never speak of his actions during the war. Had he done so he fully believed that a court-martial would follow.
B-17s were hated by the Germans, they dropped massive amounts of bombs and often took out several enemy fighters with their array of guns. Stigler’s humanity could be appreciated but likely not during the war.
About 30-40 years later Brown was living in the United States after a long career and Stigler had moved to Canada after years of service with Germany during and after the war.
Brown had a very hazy memory of the incident and was encouraged to find the German who saluted him to fill in the rest of the memory and make sure it wasn’t a dream or hallucination.
After writing to German pilot newsletters, he finally received word back from the pilot who spared his life.
After a lengthy phone call where Stigler filled in the blanks of the story and proved he was the right one, the two met in person. They hit it off splendidly and have been friends ever since.
Too bad the name Stigler has been tarnished by someone we know.
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Post by TidusandYuna1983 on May 31, 2018 16:44:49 GMT
Salah ad-Din Yusuf ibn Ayyub (c. 1138-1193), popularly known in the West as Saladin, is a rare figure in Middle Eastern history that earned the respect of Christians, Jews, and Muslims alike. He is primarily known for defeating the Crusaders at the Battle of Hattin and recapturing Jerusalem in 1187. Like anybody, he had flaws, but history upholds him as a paragon of chivalry, compassion, and generosity. As the French Historian Rene Grousset said, “[Saladin’s] generosity, his piety, devoid of fanaticism... won him no less popularity in Frankish Syria than in the lands of Islam.” Saladin was a Muslim Sultan, but he is also a universal figure.
During the European conquest of Jerusalem in 1099, the Crusaders slaughtered Muslims and Jews alike, including women and children. Eighty-eight years later, Saladin recaptured Jerusalem. The city’s Christians feared for their lives because they were certain that the Muslims would avenge the deaths of their people, and Saladin was in a position to do so.
Yet, Saladin did not shed the blood of Christians in Jerusalem. He freed the old, the widows, and the children to ensure that they were not condemned to a life of slavery. For forty days, he granted all Christians from foreign lands safe departure and allowed them to return to their respective countries with their property. He found the male guardians for Christian women to ensure that they were provided protection and shelter on their return journeys. He allowed the Eastern Christians to stay and reinstated the right of every Jew to visit and resettle in Jerusalem. He conquered Jerusalem on a Saturday and ordered that the Church be open on Sunday for services.
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Post by Uesugi-dono on Jun 4, 2018 14:42:27 GMT
UESUGI: I COME TO HONOR MAJOR HUGH THOMPSON Everybody's heard of the My Lai massacre — March 16, 1968, 50 years ago today — but not many know about the man who stopped it: Hugh Thompson, an Army helicopter pilot. When he arrived, American soldiers had already killed 504 Vietnamese civilians (that's the Vietnamese count; the U.S. Army said 347). They were going to kill more, but they didn't — because of what Thompson did. I met Thompson in 2000 and interviewed him for my radio program on KPFK in Los Angeles. He told the story of what happened that day, when he and his two-man crew flew over My Lai, in support of troops who were looking for Viet Cong fighters. "We started noticing these large numbers of bodies everywhere," he told me, "people on the road dead, wounded. And just sitting there saying, 'God, how'd this happen? What's going on?' And we started thinking what might have happened, but you didn't want to accept that thought — because if you accepted it, that means your own fellow Americans, people you were there to protect, were doing something very evil." Who were the people lying in the roads and in the ditch, wounded and killed? "They were not combatants. They were old women, old men, children, kids, babies." Then Thompson and his crew chief, Glenn Andreotta, and his gunner, Lawrence Colburn, "saw some civilians hiding in a bunker, cowering, looking out the door. Saw some advancing Americans coming that way. I just figured it was time to do something, to not let these people get killed. Landed the aircraft in between the Americans and the Vietnamese, told my crew chief and gunner to cover me, got out of the aircraft, went over to the American side." What happened next was one of the most remarkable events of the entire war, and perhaps unique: Thompson told the American troops that, if they opened fire on the Vietnamese civilians in the bunker, he and his crew would open fire on them. "You risked your lives," I said, "to protect those Vietnamese civilians." "Well, it didn't come to that," he replied. "I thank God to this day that everybody did stay cool and nobody opened up. ... It was time to stop it, and I figured, at that point, that was the only way the madness, or whatever you want to call it, could be stopped." Back at their base he filed a complaint about the killing of civilians that he had witnessed. The Army covered it up. But eventually the journalist Seymour Hersh found out about the massacre, and his report made it worldwide news and a turning point in the war. Afterwards Thompson testified at the trial of Lt. William Calley, the commanding officer during the massacre. Then came the backlash. Calley had many supporters, who condemned and harassed Thompson. He didn’t have much support — for decades. It took the Army 30 years, but in 1998, they finally acknowledged that Thompson had done something good. They awarded him the Soldier's Medal for “heroism not involving actual conflict with an enemy.” On the 30th anniversary of the massacre, Thompson went back to My Lai and met some of the people whose lives he had saved. "There were real good highs," he told me, "and very low lows. One of the ladies that we had helped out that day came up to me and asked, 'Why didn't the people who committed these acts come back with you?' And I was just devastated. And then she finished her sentence: she said, 'So we could forgive them.' I'm not man enough to do that. I'm sorry. I wish I was, but I won't lie to anybody. I'm not that much of a man." And what were the highs? "I always questioned, in my mind, did anybody know we all aren't like that? Did they know that somebody tried to help? And yes, they did know that. That aspect of it made me feel real good." Today there's a little museum in My Lai, where Thompson is honored, and which displays a list of the names and ages of people killed that day. Trent Angers, Thompson's biographer and friend, analyzed the list and found about 50 there who were 3 years old or younger. He found 69 between the ages of 4 and 7, and 91 between the ages of 8 and 12. Nick Turse investigated violence in Vietnam against noncombatants for his book “Kill Anything that Moves.” He concluded — after a decade of research in Pentagon archives and more than 100 interviews with American veterans and Vietnamese survivors — that Americans killing civilians in Vietnam was “pervasive and systematic.” One soldier told him there had been "a My Lai a month." We know that Americans committed a massacre 50 years ago today; and we also know that an American stopped it. Hugh Thompson died in 2006, when he was only 62. I wish we could have done more to thank him.
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Jun 4, 2018 15:33:51 GMT
Post by TidusandYuna1983 on Jun 4, 2018 15:33:51 GMT
UESUGI: I COME TO HONOR MAJOR HUGH THOMPSON Everybody's heard of the My Lai massacre — March 16, 1968, 50 years ago today — but not many know about the man who stopped it: Hugh Thompson, an Army helicopter pilot. When he arrived, American soldiers had already killed 504 Vietnamese civilians (that's the Vietnamese count; the U.S. Army said 347). They were going to kill more, but they didn't — because of what Thompson did. I met Thompson in 2000 and interviewed him for my radio program on KPFK in Los Angeles. He told the story of what happened that day, when he and his two-man crew flew over My Lai, in support of troops who were looking for Viet Cong fighters. "We started noticing these large numbers of bodies everywhere," he told me, "people on the road dead, wounded. And just sitting there saying, 'God, how'd this happen? What's going on?' And we started thinking what might have happened, but you didn't want to accept that thought — because if you accepted it, that means your own fellow Americans, people you were there to protect, were doing something very evil." Who were the people lying in the roads and in the ditch, wounded and killed? "They were not combatants. They were old women, old men, children, kids, babies." Then Thompson and his crew chief, Glenn Andreotta, and his gunner, Lawrence Colburn, "saw some civilians hiding in a bunker, cowering, looking out the door. Saw some advancing Americans coming that way. I just figured it was time to do something, to not let these people get killed. Landed the aircraft in between the Americans and the Vietnamese, told my crew chief and gunner to cover me, got out of the aircraft, went over to the American side." What happened next was one of the most remarkable events of the entire war, and perhaps unique: Thompson told the American troops that, if they opened fire on the Vietnamese civilians in the bunker, he and his crew would open fire on them. "You risked your lives," I said, "to protect those Vietnamese civilians." "Well, it didn't come to that," he replied. "I thank God to this day that everybody did stay cool and nobody opened up. ... It was time to stop it, and I figured, at that point, that was the only way the madness, or whatever you want to call it, could be stopped." Back at their base he filed a complaint about the killing of civilians that he had witnessed. The Army covered it up. But eventually the journalist Seymour Hersh found out about the massacre, and his report made it worldwide news and a turning point in the war. Afterwards Thompson testified at the trial of Lt. William Calley, the commanding officer during the massacre. Then came the backlash. Calley had many supporters, who condemned and harassed Thompson. He didn’t have much support — for decades. It took the Army 30 years, but in 1998, they finally acknowledged that Thompson had done something good. They awarded him the Soldier's Medal for “heroism not involving actual conflict with an enemy.” On the 30th anniversary of the massacre, Thompson went back to My Lai and met some of the people whose lives he had saved. "There were real good highs," he told me, "and very low lows. One of the ladies that we had helped out that day came up to me and asked, 'Why didn't the people who committed these acts come back with you?' And I was just devastated. And then she finished her sentence: she said, 'So we could forgive them.' I'm not man enough to do that. I'm sorry. I wish I was, but I won't lie to anybody. I'm not that much of a man." And what were the highs? "I always questioned, in my mind, did anybody know we all aren't like that? Did they know that somebody tried to help? And yes, they did know that. That aspect of it made me feel real good." Today there's a little museum in My Lai, where Thompson is honored, and which displays a list of the names and ages of people killed that day. Trent Angers, Thompson's biographer and friend, analyzed the list and found about 50 there who were 3 years old or younger. He found 69 between the ages of 4 and 7, and 91 between the ages of 8 and 12. Nick Turse investigated violence in Vietnam against noncombatants for his book “Kill Anything that Moves.” He concluded — after a decade of research in Pentagon archives and more than 100 interviews with American veterans and Vietnamese survivors — that Americans killing civilians in Vietnam was “pervasive and systematic.” One soldier told him there had been "a My Lai a month." We know that Americans committed a massacre 50 years ago today; and we also know that an American stopped it. Hugh Thompson died in 2006, when he was only 62. I wish we could have done more to thank him.
Poor guy. Suffered for trying to protect innocent people. Yeah, 3 million Vietnamese died because of the 'Domino theory', in which the West believed if Vietnam fell to the Communists,then so would the rest of Asia. It never happened though. Many people don't know Laos was heavily bombed during the Vietnam war, even though Laos was never at war with America or it's allies, and Laos people are still dying from undetonated explosives.
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Jun 15, 2018 15:11:45 GMT
Post by TidusandYuna1983 on Jun 15, 2018 15:11:45 GMT
Dog saves man trapped under quad bike on Central Queensland property by keeping him warm
The cattle dog that helped keep a man warm while he spent the night pinned under a quad bike. Max the loyal blue heeler officially becomes an honorary police dog . A man's dog has helped save his life by keeping him warm overnight while he was pinned under a quad bike on a rural Queensland property. It is believed the 56-year-old man rolled his bike at Bondoola, near Rockhampton, yesterday evening and was unable to get help. It got so cold overnight that the man ended up suffering hypothermia, but could have been worse off without the dog. "His trusty cattle dog stayed with him all night and kept him warm," Capricorn Helicopter Rescue Service crewman Garth Snaidero said. "If it wasn't for his dog, he might not have survived the night. "Man's best friend comes through again." The latest case of canine loyalty comes two months after Max the deaf and blind blue heeler became Queensland's first honorary police dog for keeping a little girl safe while she was lost overnight in the bush. This morning, a neighbour riding her horse found the man and his dog. She performed CPR and called emergency services. The man was airlifted to Rockhampton hospital with head and chest injuries. Queensland Ambulance Service's Brad Miers said her actions also saved the man's life. "I think his outcome has a huge bearing on her treatment and also the early communication she had with the ambulance," Mr Miers said. "That gentleman is very lucky. "It's one of those situations where it was an isolated area and people need to be mindful that if a situation does occur they need the necessary support." The man was airlifted to Rockhampton Hospital with head and chest injuries, and is currently in a serious condition. Mr Snaidero said the dog, believed to be a Smithfield cross, was in good spirits. "He did take a liking to the pilot," he said.
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Jul 20, 2018 14:16:13 GMT
Post by Uesugi-dono on Jul 20, 2018 14:16:13 GMT
UESUGI: I come to honor Gérard Araud, Ambassador of France to the United States.
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Jul 20, 2018 16:50:44 GMT
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Post by endorbr on Jul 20, 2018 16:50:44 GMT
UESUGI: I come to honor Gérard Araud, Ambassador of France to the United States. To whom is this letter addressed?
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