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FROM THE RETRO BLOG ~ A GRESHAM ‘HERO’


Lucia Rasbot (left) and Emanuel Cabrales found a man who
was inside the burning Gresham house.

GRESHAM, Ore. (KATU-TV)— A good Samaritan is credited with
saving a man’s life Tuesday morning.

Gresham Fire received multiple calls to 911 reporting a fire in
the 1700 block of SW Orchard Place just before 8:30 a.m.

Lucia Rasbot and Emanuel Cabrales were on their way to work
when they saw the smoke and decided to investigate.

Emanuel says he knocked on the front door, but no one answered.

The husband and wife went around to the backyard and saw the
sliding door was open slightly. Cabrales says he saw the victim
lying on the floor.

“I just went inside and just pulled him out.” Rasbot says “the fire
was pretty close to his head near the door.”

When Cabrales was asked about being considered a hero, he
replied “I think everybody deserves a second chance, no? I
think if I was there, I’d want somebody to take me out of there.
I hope he’s okay.”

The seriously injured victim was taken to the hospital for
treatment.

Officials continue to investigate the cause of the fire, and the
condition of the victim has not been released.

Landscaper pulls man from burning home photo 7

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY WISH TO A TRUE HERO

The Lakewood Scoop » Yitzchok Saftlas to Interview Captain “Sully” Sullenberger of “Miracle on ...

Biden nominates 'Miracle on the Hudson' pilot Sully Sullenberger to aviation ambassador post

Chesley Burnett "Sully" Sullenberger III is 73 years old today. 

Sully is a retired Air Force fighter pilot, diplomat, and airline
pilot best known for his heroism as
captain of US Airways
Flight 1549
that he ditched in the Hudson River in 2009 after
both engines were disabled by a
bird strike
. All those aboard
the aircraft survived the ordeal.


Why the 'Miracle on the Hudson' in the new movie Sully was no crash landing
Passengers stand on the wings of a US Airways Flight 1549
after it landed in the Hudson River, New York, January 15,
2009.

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FORMER GOP SENATOR HAS DIED AT 98

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Robert Joseph Dole (July 22, 1923 – December 5, 2021)

Longtime GOP Senator and Presidential candidate Bob Dole died 
early Sunday morning in his sleep.    

The Dole family issued a statement later saying America was
grieving the loss of "one of its heroes.”

Condolences from both Republicans and Democrats alike commemorating his nearly four decades of service.have
been received.

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OFF-DUTY POLICE OFFICER BECOMES HERO

Police officer Brian Wilson with the Columbus, Ohio, police department recently saved Carmella Lopez, 2, after she almost drowned.   
Police officer Brian Wilson with the Columbus, Ohio, police department recently saved Carmella Lopez, 2, after she
almost drowned June 19th. (FoxNews)

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CREW SAVED BY JFK ON THIS DAY IN 1943

Did JFK's Order Sink PT-109? | Naval History Magazine - February ...
Lieutenant John F. Kennedy, right, and his PT-109 crew are shown somewhere in the South Pacific, July 1943.

On August 1, 1943, a Japanese destroyer rams an American PT (patrol
torpedo) boat, No. 109, slicing it in two. The destruction is so massive
other American PT boats in the area assume the crew is dead. Two
crewmen were, in fact, killed, but 11 survived, including Lt.
John F.
Kennedy
. His actions made him a war hero.

 

How JFK Earned Two Medals in World War II - HISTORY

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