Bravo, Mr. Willden. Some grateful parents and their children will be remembering you in their prayers for the rest of their lives.
Posted by Jewel at January 2, 2012 11:41 PM"It's in our family to go out and help others," he said.
Watchful shepherds among the sheep. God bless them all.
Posted by Joan of Argghh at January 3, 2012 4:36 AMOdd; I don't recall the use of a knife and gun being mentioned in the national news reports.
Posted by Svenster at January 3, 2012 6:15 AM“O it's Tommy this, and Tommy that, and Tommy 'ow's your soul/But it's thin red line of heroes when the drums begin to roll.”
― Rudyard Kipling, The Barrack-Room Ballads and Other Verses
What Joan said.
Posted by Deborah at January 3, 2012 8:12 AM"Department of Defense contractor." I didn't think it possible that I could hate Markos Moulitsas Zuniga more than I already do, for his "screw them" comment about the desecrated bodies of the Blackwater contractors who were killed in Iraq, but yes--now I really hate him.
Posted by Mike James at January 3, 2012 9:45 AMWow! What an inspiration.Thank God Chris Wilden was there at the moment needed to rescue those children. A true American hero.
Posted by Lisa D at January 3, 2012 10:44 AMHow can you leave the house without a pistol? How will you live with yourself if you come across this situation unarmed? It's not just about killing goblins, it's about taking up the responsibility of being a man.
Posted by Johnny at January 3, 2012 7:22 PMWow
Four things that piss off Liberaldom !
Posted by OhioDude at January 4, 2012 3:42 PMThat friends, is an American story. When I was in europe many years ago a young boy was swept away by the current of a river. No one even attempted to save the poor floundering creature, except for one of the GI's I was with who was closest to the boy.
Posted by Terry at January 4, 2012 4:00 PM