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When I Held My Uncle’s Hand After Death: What I Saw Changed How I Understand Life and God

Heroes like Tracy Lynn Alger deserved more than silence

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The road outside Shubayshen was quiet on November 1, 2007. Dust hung in the air.  Engines hummed. Lieutenant Tracy Lynn Alger sat inside her vehicle, focused and alert, leading her soldiers through another dangerous mission in Iraq. She was 30 years old. An Army officer. A leader. A protector. Tracy served with the 3rd Brigade Combat Team of the 101st Airborne Division, based at Fort Campbell, Kentucky. She wore her uniform with pride. She took responsibility seriously. Every patrol meant lives depended on her decisions. She never forgot that. Her soldiers remember her steady voice over radios. Her calm face under pressure. Her habit of checking on everyone before worrying about herself. She was not just in charge. She cared. That day, an improvised expl*sive device struck near her vehicle. The blast changed everything. Tracy suffered severe w*unds. Medics rushed to save her. Doctors fought for her life. For days, hope stayed alive. Family and fellow soldiers waited, praying she wo...

On November 9, 2016. The Villagers of Ogbia community Killed a GIGANTIC Snake They Thought Had Eaten Livestock.

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Warning: graphic content below not meant for the faint at heart Locals who killed a huge snake after suspecting it of having eaten a calf because of its swollen stomach discovered it was pregnant with dozens of eggs. The incident happened in Nigeria where local media said the snake had been killed over accusations it had been feasting on farmers’ livestock. However as these images show, the snake was not overweight because of its last meal, it was actually pregnant with many eggs The villagers killed the snake and cut it open to find dozens of eggs The Villagers in the West African country consider snakes' eggs a delicacy This is the worst case of human cruelty to animals I have heard of, they should have hire snake catcher to help them take the this massive creation to snake zoo, instead they killed and feast on the innocent animal.  This is terrible! Stop Killing Snakes! Were you taught that “The only good snake is a dead snake?” Well, you’re not alone. I understand tha...

Facing the Death: the different expressions of six Polish civilians moments before death by firing squad, 1939

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Facing the Death: the different expressions of six Polish civilians moments before death by firing squad, 1939 It’s interesting to see the range of emotions displayed by these men: anguish, defiance, stoicism, acceptance, and fear, the third one from the left is even smiling. The execution took place during the Bloody Sunday in Bydgoszcz, Poland, 1939. Bloody Sunday was a series of killings of members of the German minority that took place at the beginning of World War II. On September 3, 1939, two days after the beginning of the German invasion of Poland, highly controversial killings occurred in and around Bydgoszcz (German: Bromberg), a Polish city with a sizable German minority. The number of casualties and other details of the incident are disputed among historians. The Nazis exploited the deaths as grounds for a massacre of Polish inhabitants after the Wehrmacht captured the town. In an act of retaliation for the killings on Bloody Sunday, a number of Polish civilians were ex...

28 Deadly Punishments Mentioned in Garuda Puran of Hinduism

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The 28 Narakas (Hells) garuda purana According Hindu religion, sinners are sent to the Various Narakas(Hells) by Yamadharma according to their nature and seriousness of their Sins. There are total 28 Narakas garuda purana. 1.) Kalasutram (Hot as hell) 28 Deadly Punishments Mentioned in Garuda Puran of Hinduism -1 CRIME: Disrespecting, torturing and putting elders & parents in starvation PENALTY: Sinners are made to run around in unbearable heat and drop down exhausted from time to time and are made to undergo similar treatment as they did to their elders. 2.) Sucimukham(Tortured by needles) 28 Deadly Punishments Mentioned in Garuda Puran of Hinduism -2 CRIME: Not doing good and amassing wealth by wrong doings and stealing wealth, not buying PENALTY: Stinging with nails and torturing with hunger and thirst, constantly pricked and pierced by needles. 3.) Ksharakardamam(hanged upside down) 28 Deadly Punishments Mentioned in Garuda Puran of Hinduism -3 CRIME: Insulting good people and ...

In 1976, Shavarsh Karapetyan risk his career to save lives

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He'd just finished a 12-mile run when a bus full of people plunged into a reservoir—so he dove 33 feet down and saved 20 lives, ending his Olympic career in the process. Then, nine years later, his lungs still damaged from that day, he ran into a burning building and did it all over again. September 16, 1976. Yerevan, Armenia. Shavarsh Karapetyan and his brother Kamo had just completed their morning training—a brutal 12-mile run along the Yerevan Reservoir. Shavarsh was 23 years old and at the peak of his athletic powers. He was a finswimming champion who'd broken 17 world records. The 1980 Olympics were in his sights. He was catching his breath when he heard it: the screech of metal, the crash, the screams. A trolleybus—number 2, packed with morning commuters—had lost control and plunged off the road into the reservoir. Within seconds, it had sunk 80 feet from shore, settling at a depth of 33 feet. The murky water swallowed it whole. Inside were dozens of people. Trapped. Drow...

Richard Smith – the last man to hang for rape.

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45 year old Richard Smith came to trial before Mr. Justice John Bosanquet at the Town Hall in Nottingham on the 14th of March 1835, charged with the rape of Mary Green in the Parish of St. Peter on the 24th of July 1835. 13 year old Mary was a servant to Smith who ran a drapery business in Carrington Street in Nottingham.  On the night of the 23rd of July, Smith sent Mary out to fetch some beer.  When she returned with it, he gave her a glass of it.  He also gave her some brandy and water and Mary was beginning to feel the effects of the alcohol.  She went to her room feeling ill and soon fell asleep, only to be woken by Smith getting into bed with her.   She alleged that intercourse had taken place.  She begged to be allowed to go home which was refused but Smith did allow her to go for a walk and she managed to get back to her parent’s house in Paradise Street.  Later in the day of the 24th her parents had her examined by surgeon, Mr. John Thomp...

Respect to Joseph Lee Galloway 'He is the only civilian to receive a medal from the U.S. Army for valor during the Vietnam War'

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Respect to Joseph Lee Galloway 'He is the only civilian to receive a medal from the U.S. Army for valor during the Vietnam War' "Joseph Lee Galloway was an American news correspondent and columnist.  He is the only civilian to receive a medal from the U.S. Army for valor during the Vietnam War—a Bronze Star with Combat V for rescuing wounded soldiers under fire in the Ia Drang Valley in November 1965.  A veteran of 42 years in journalism, he was coauthor with retired Army Lieutenant General Harold G. Moore of "We Were Soldiers Once . . . and Young".  That book was made into a movie - "We Were Soldiers" —a motion picture based on the book starring Mel Gibson as Moore and Barry Pepper as Galloway. “We who have seen war, will never stop seeing it. In the silence of the night, we will always hear the screams. So this is our story, for we were soldiers once, and young.” - Joseph L. Galloway My wife ( Anne Smith  ) and I were honored to meet both LTG Hal Moor...

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