Heroes don't have to be American
The Teacher Chose Death
Read it all.In an act of unlimited devotion and dedication, to the bitter end, an elderly teacher insisted on remaining with his students. He protected them, bandaged their wounds, and with his death, saved their lives.
Children who escaped from the school told of how they owed their lived to elderly Yanis (Ivan) Kanidis, age 74 – a man of Greek origin who worked as a gym teacher at the school. ...
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posted by Bill Faith @ 9/08/2004 08:25:00 PM
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::quote:: When the first bomb exploded next to the windows of the school, parents and children began to run out. The terrorists, trying to prevent their escape, threw a grenade at them.
The elderly teacher ran to the grenade to prevent it from exploding on the children. One of the terrorists shot at the teacher to try to stop him and Yanis was wounded in the shoulder – but didn’t give up.
With the last of his strength, he continued to run, jumped on the grenade, covering it with his body. The grenade exploded, and the body of the teacher absorbed the explosion, protecting the children around him from injury. ::quote::
::quote:: Kanidis was shot by the gunmen when he tried to dismantle a ceiling fan in the school gym, where the hostages were being held, which had been wired to an explosive device. ::quote::
Either account evokes love, bravery and sacrifice. Dead is dead; giving one's life in order to save other knows no greater...
This is the way the World ... used to be!
Now, we have ANIMALS sacrificing CHILDREN to their demon god allah!
Thanks for sharing...
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