Posted on 04/19/2013 12:33:26 AM PDT by ConservativeStatement
A college student injured by the finish line during the first Boston Marathon blast wanted to thank an Afghanistan vet who helped calm her down in the aftermath. She only knew his first name, but, thanks to a plea from friends in high places, that was enough to find him.
During his Tuesday afternoon news conference, Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick spoke about meeting a Northeastern University student named Victoria who was being treated for serious shrapnel wounds at Tufts Medical Center.
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What the H kind of headline is that?
The Left wants to stigmatize Afghan and Iraq War vets the same way they did Vietnam Vets back in the 1960’s and 1970’s. However, THIS time we have the internet, talk radio, and unit deployments to keep Democrats and other Regressive Leftists from openly spitting on our troops.
Good for Sgt. Tyler Dodd, who helped the young lady out!
Be careful on this one. This guy’s past is not as clean cut as the articles indicate.
“Be careful on this one. This guy’s past is not as clean cut as the articles indicate.”.......
And what did that statement contribute to this article?
If the good Sgt. did something good, perhaps it should be recognized. “Let him without sin cast the first stone”, to post another famous quote.
Injured “by” the finish line? What’d she do, trip over it? Journalsim is long dead.
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