Tag: hero
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Heroic story of Arkansas truck driver making the ultimate sacrifice
The word “hero” is so often thrown around to the point that it is often emptied of meaning. One Arkansas truck driver was most definitely a hero. Last week, Randall McDougal was driving a truck with ammonium nitrate (a fertilizer which is also highly explosive). While he was driving, there was a fire in his…
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Heroism, sacrifice and what 9/11 documentaries can teach us about what matters in life
This week, as we remember the 17th anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks, I watched a new documentary on the history channel titled: “9/11: Escape from the Towers.” The documentary features firsthand accounts of people who were working in the Twin Towers that day. The stories are astounding. Aside from “9/11,” a documentary by…
Josh Benner 