{"id":18484,"date":"2013-04-20T08:43:07","date_gmt":"2013-04-20T12:43:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/?p=18484"},"modified":"2013-04-20T08:43:07","modified_gmt":"2013-04-20T12:43:07","slug":"the-heroes-among-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/?p=18484","title":{"rendered":"The Heroes Among Us"},"content":{"rendered":"

Monday’s bombing at the Boston Marathon<\/a> is something everyone will remember for a long time. During the aftermath of the explosion<\/a>, there were ordinary Americans who did extraordinary things. Some were first responders, marathon first aid staff, and others who were there in case of medical emergencies<\/a> at the finish line, but there was one ordinary American<\/a> who acted in an extraordinary manner.<\/p>\n

Carlos Arrendondo\u00a0 is the man in the cowboy hat<\/a> pictured in numerous news stories of the events immediately following the explosion. NBC News<\/a> posted his story on Tuesday, the day after the Marathon (CAUTION: the picture in the NBC<\/a> story is graphic). Mr. Arrendondo was at the Marathon to show support for a group running for fallen veterans, one of them his son, who was killed in Iraq<\/a> in 2004. Since the death of his son, Mr. Arrendondo has become a peace activist<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Jeff Bauman is the man whose life was saved due to the actions of Carlos Arrendondo. Mr. Bauman’s lower leg<\/a> was blown off by the explosion. The actions of Carlos Arrendondo remind us that there are heroes among us. Mr. Arrendondo is not a perfect person with a perfect past–he is a man who when placed in a horrendous situation which required immediate action was not afraid to take the necessary action. That is the definition of courage.<\/p>\n

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