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31 Dec 2011 15:30

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U.S.: Marine saves his own life after robbery after plugging bullet holes with fingers

  • I’m a Marine and I’m not going to run from a fight. You wouldn’t want a Marine to run from a fight. Call me crazy, call me stupid. I got shot once and it just angered me more. I wanted to get this guy. I got shot twice, and I re-evaluated that decision. I decided I need to stay alive.
  • Florida-based Marine vet Lt. Col Karl Trenker • Discussing how he got shot, days before Christmas, in a Craigslist-transaction-gone-bad. The Iraq and Afghanistan vet’s fiance tried selling a man’s gold-chain necklace, but Trenker offered to make the transaction due to safety concerns, which turned out to be correct, as the alleged buyer picked up the necklace and ran. Trenker ran after the man, known only as “Galven,” only to get shot twice. Here’s the dramatic part: Following his training as a Marine (29 years experience), he plugged the bullet holes with his fingers, a move which likely saved his life. Say what you will about the Craigslist transaction (it certainly wasn’t the best idea), but that’s pretty amazing, no matter how you look at the situation. source

13 Oct 2010 19:44

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World: Chilean miners about to be painfully blinded by spotlight

So to clarify, this guy wants to have a normal life. Yeah, this one. Mr. Iconic Photo that Will Be On the Cover of the Tell-All Biography. Good luck with that. source

22 Aug 2010 20:54

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World: Chilean miners: A feel-good (unless they don’t get out) story

  • 33 miners are stuck in a Chilean mine, which kinda sucks a lot
  • 17 the amount of time they’ve been stuck in the mine (yikes)
  • one the number of notes rescuers have saying that they’re OK source

18 Apr 2009 15:17

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Offbeat: Whoa: Despite getting shot in the head, she offered the police tea

  • There’s no way she should be alive other than a miracle from God. You just don’t hear of something like this. Somebody gets shot in the head and they’re dead.
  • Jackson County, Miss. Sheriff Mike Byrd • On the miraculous survival of Tammy Sexton, who was shot squarely in the forehead by her husband, who killed himself afterward. Sexton, despite having a bullet go through her brain, did not seem to suffer serious brain damage, and even offered the police a beverage (and made herself tea) when they came to look into the incident. • source