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Florida Cancer Survivor, 11, With
Broken Prosthetic Crosses Finish
Line on Back of Marine
ABCNews.com, by CHRISTINA NG
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Posted By:barbcrose, 10/11/2012 1:48:17 PM
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| Spectators at a children's triathlon in Florida were brought to tears by the sight of Marines carrying a little boy with a broken prosthetic leg across the finish line. Bone cancer-survivor Ben Baltz, 11, was participating in his third triathlon of the summer when he had an accident with his prosthetic leg Sunday during the final portion of the race.
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Comments:
Today's feel good story. HooRah for the Marine!
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Reply 1 - Posted by:
devnull, 10/11/2012 1:57:05 PM (No. 8926072)
No one gets left behind: not just a motto, a way of life.
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Reply 2 - Posted by:
pc1eszm, 10/11/2012 1:57:56 PM (No. 8926074)
HooRAH is right! WTG, Marine.
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Reply 3 - Posted by:
pictish, 10/11/2012 1:59:00 PM (No. 8926076)
Semper Fi!
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Reply 4 - Posted by:
jalo1951, 10/11/2012 2:01:44 PM (No. 8926085)
Nice, sweet story. Now only if a dog had been trotting beside them it would have been too much to handle. Blessings and good wishes to both young men.
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Reply 5 - Posted by:
djs, 10/11/2012 2:02:42 PM (No. 8926088)
Tell it to Senator Durbin.
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Reply 6 - Posted by:
halfnorsk, 10/11/2012 2:05:44 PM (No. 8926092)
Wonderbama will find a way to take credit for this.
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Reply 7 - Posted by:
oriton, 10/11/2012 2:05:53 PM (No. 8926093)
There's no group of people on the plantet like the Marines. I am so blessed to have spent 18.5 years as a Marine Wife Extraordinaire (still have the framed order to prove it). Next to my children, it's the best gift my husband ever gave me. What a beautiful, warm story. Marines do acts of heroism all the time, sometimes without even knowing. I remember once when my family attended a pool party at the Ambassador's residence. My daughter was about 5 and she couldn't swim at the time, so she wore one of those blowup rings. She was near the deep end of the pool and was caught up in the fun when I saw her, in slow motion, make a dive into the pool only to realize (by the look on her face) that she didn't have her ring. She landed in the water with a full look of panic. I was watching paralyzed as I saw it all play out. Before I could jump to my feet, one of the Marines grabbed her and pushed her over to the wall of the pool and went right back to playing volleyball. He was clueless that he'd just saved the life of his boss's daughter's. I almost fainted but My daughter went on to become an excellent swimmer. I never forgot Sam for saving my child.
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Reply 8 - Posted by:
Emmajustin, 10/11/2012 2:17:28 PM (No. 8926115)
That Marine is awesome.
I am so proud of him.
I hope the boy gives plenty of thanks to the Marine.
I love our military, brave and caring folks.
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Reply 9 - Posted by:
WI Cynic, 10/11/2012 2:19:57 PM (No. 8926118)
"The Marines I have seen around the world have the cleanest bodies, the filthiest minds, the highest morale, and the lowest morals of any group of animals I have ever seen. Thank God for the United States Marine Corps!"
Eleanor Roosevelt, First Lady of the United States, 1945
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Reply 10 - Posted by:
F16 guy, 10/11/2012 2:34:30 PM (No. 8926154)
What a contrast in character between these incredible Marines, and their Commander-in-Chief.
Just saying..........
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Reply 11 - Posted by:
MattMusson, 10/11/2012 2:37:30 PM (No. 8926162)
If you are going to post stories like this - you need to provide Kleenex!
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Reply 12 - Posted by:
cleanlivin, 10/11/2012 2:42:55 PM (No. 8926170)
#7 A great story. Semper Fi times 5.....
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Reply 13 - Posted by:
FenwayFrank, 10/11/2012 3:24:20 PM (No. 8926306)
I would be proud to buy those Marines a round.
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Reply 14 - Posted by:
save America, 10/11/2012 3:24:51 PM (No. 8926307)
This is what America is all about.This is what Americans are all about.Not the liberal anti America slime that makes the headlines every day.Nice job Marine.
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Reply 15 - Posted by:
mary Ellen, 10/11/2012 3:32:54 PM (No. 8926330)
God bless the United States Marines. I know from my own experience that they are a powerful and wonderful band of brothers.
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Reply 16 - Posted by:
pros7767, 10/11/2012 3:33:01 PM (No. 8926332)
Agree #11. God bless our Marines and all in the military.
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Reply 17 - Posted by:
Former lurker, 10/11/2012 3:34:24 PM (No. 8926337)
Somebody explain to me how ABC can report something like this and then turn around and ,on a daily basis, undermine the culture and traditions that created these fine Americans.
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Reply 18 - Posted by:
right-turn, 10/11/2012 3:41:48 PM (No. 8926355)
Want to bet .... some left wing anchor, comedian or talk show creep will make a derogatory joke about the episode.
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Reply 19 - Posted by:
Mother of AL, 10/11/2012 3:44:00 PM (No. 8926369)
THANKS, poster.
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Reply 20 - Posted by:
Japanorama, 10/11/2012 4:09:08 PM (No. 8926450)
ABC News pretending to care for the U.S. military. Since Vietnam ABC has reported negative stories about American troops. I don't buy this pretend concern.
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Reply 21 - Posted by:
MickTurn, 10/11/2012 8:06:23 PM (No. 8926912)
Great Story...sadly the Libs in the race just stepped over him!
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Reply 22 - Posted by:
Italiano, 10/11/2012 8:25:00 PM (No. 8926936)
No one who knows and has spent any time around Marines is the least surprised by this. I am the Dad of two of them. In my admittedly biased opinion, they are the best we have.
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