Posted on 05/27/2011 1:22:10 PM PDT by Dubya-M-DeesWent2SyriaStupid!
As a tornado tore his Joplin, Mo., home apart, Don Lansaw did what came naturally: He threw himself on top of his wife Bethany to protect her. And in doing so, he gave his life for her.
Lansaw's is just one of several tales of heroism, heartbreak, and amazing escapes that have emerged from the spate of violent weather events that swept the center of the country this week. As many as 125 people are thought to have been killed by the Joplin tornado alone.
"The house was ripping apart, it all happened so fast," Bethany Lansaw told NBC News. "All the pillows were flying off of us, the only thing I managed to do was keep one in front of my face."
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Oh, how sad these stories are. My heart breaks for all the victims and their families.
I saw her on the news. Made me cry. So tragic.
What an excellent man.
What an immensely sad story. God bless him.
John 15:13, ““Greater love hath no one than this, that they lay down their life for their friends.”
The ability of a tornado to keep articles suspended for long distances is incredible.
After the one in North Georgie, a 4'x8' sign was dropped in a yard 110 miles away!
This was a real man.
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