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Riley Howell’s Parents Say He Was Shot 3 Times While Tackling the U.N.C. Charlotte Gunman
The New York Times ^ | May 6, 2019 | Jim Dwyer and Myah Ward

Posted on 05/08/2019 5:39:52 PM PDT by GrootheWanderer

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I understand Howell was an ROTC cadet and because of that was given full military honors at his funeral. I would hope he would also be considered for the ROTC Medal for Heroism.
1 posted on 05/08/2019 5:39:53 PM PDT by GrootheWanderer
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He tackled the gunman so forcefully that the suspect complained to first responders after his arrest of internal injuries, the parents said the authorities told them.

Awwwww....what a shame.

Howell is a true American hero.

2 posted on 05/08/2019 5:42:09 PM PDT by ealgeone
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Unbelievable bravery in the face of enemy fire. As heroic as the guy who falls on the grenade. He should get the medal of honor or civilian equivalent.


3 posted on 05/08/2019 5:45:13 PM PDT by KingofZion
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To: GrootheWanderer

Bless him, God love him


4 posted on 05/08/2019 5:54:12 PM PDT by Guenevere
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Complete agree.

Where do we get such men...

5 posted on 05/08/2019 5:54:48 PM PDT by broken_clock (Go Trump!)
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What are the CCW restrictions on this campus? If they don’t allow adult students to take responsibility for their own safety, will the university be held at all responsible for not ensuring the safety of their students? If not, they should be.


6 posted on 05/08/2019 6:00:18 PM PDT by Dr. Pritchett
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This was a remarkable act of bravery. May God rest his soul.


7 posted on 05/08/2019 6:01:05 PM PDT by SharpRightTurn (Chuck Schumer--giving pond scum everywhere a bad name.)
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I wouldn’t be surprised if President Trump presented him with some type of heroism award.


8 posted on 05/08/2019 6:05:53 PM PDT by elpadre (AfganistaMr Obama said theoal was to "disrupt, dismantle and defeat al-hereQaeda" and its allies.)
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Agreed.

Prayers with a heavy heart and tearful eye.

He was a true American hero that lived (and died) the Christian way.


9 posted on 05/08/2019 6:12:57 PM PDT by Hulka
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I’m speechless in the face of such sacrifice. They need a statue of him at that school so his name and face are never forgotten.


10 posted on 05/08/2019 6:30:43 PM PDT by McGavin999 (Border security without a wall is like having a Ring doorbell without a doorw)
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I twitted right after this that the so called “702 - no gun zones” at schools and universities in NC had become nothing but “killing zones” to law abiding citizens

Was immediately banned


11 posted on 05/08/2019 7:07:24 PM PDT by ldish (Have had enough...you??????)
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“I twitted right after this that the so called “702 - no gun zones” at schools and universities in NC had become nothing but “killing zones” to law abiding citizens. Was immediately banned”

Disgraceful. They’d rather keep their heads in the sand.

I’d like to see the parents bring civil suit to the university for disarming their son and not providing sufficient security.


12 posted on 05/08/2019 7:11:26 PM PDT by Dr. Pritchett
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I emailed the White House to grant him a commission. Kid is a hero.
Marvel comics movies make millions on BS fake CG. This kid deserves more.


13 posted on 05/08/2019 7:20:21 PM PDT by outofsalt (If history teaches us anything, it's that history rarely teaches us anything.)
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To the max, 1,000% agree.
There need to be monuments built and buildings named.


14 posted on 05/08/2019 8:06:55 PM PDT by Travis McGee (EnemiesForeignAndDomestic.com)
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He tackled the gunman so forcefully that the suspect complained to first responders after his arrest of internal injuries, the parents said the authorities told them.

I would have "probed" for the gunman's injuries with a swinging foot.

"Here?" Bam!

15 posted on 05/08/2019 8:36:12 PM PDT by kiryandil (Never pick a fight with an angry beehive)
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His soul will rest when his murderer is executed and sent to his reward.


16 posted on 05/08/2019 8:38:18 PM PDT by Torahman (Remember the Maccabees)
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Portrait of a HERO:

Riley Howell


17 posted on 05/08/2019 9:29:17 PM PDT by TXnMA (Truman: “The Buck Stops Here.” | 0b0z0: “ The Chain Gang Begins Here!”)
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“Where do we get such men?”

It’s born in them...they have the American warrior gene.


18 posted on 05/08/2019 10:01:01 PM PDT by myerson
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Ah, but Tiger Woods just got it.


19 posted on 05/08/2019 10:32:32 PM PDT by taxesareforever (Islam is an ideology. It is NOT a religion.)
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Coukd Trump posthumously award him a Medal of Valor or the Presidential of Freedom? Sorry, I don’t know the protocol. Anyway, this young man deserves the highest order of recognition.


20 posted on 05/08/2019 10:42:06 PM PDT by confederatecarpetbag
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