Heroes

Catching up on yesterday’s ProJo this morning, I came across this jawdropper development to the terrible story of two men hit and one man impaled in a windshield. [Albert] Garcia was approaching the Branch Avenue exit, on his way to pick up his brother at a Providence club Saturday night when he saw a two-car…

From Michael Morse of Rescuing Providence…Of all the things about that day I will “Never Forget,” the hundreds of American Flags that magically appeared along my route remain the most vivid. On doorways, utility poles, storefronts, from car windows, everywhere I could see the red white and blue flew proudly. The best part of it…

…eight years ago, to the minute, when Islamist terrorists lost the initiative in the war they started.From 9:57, the cockpit recorder picks up the sounds of fighting in an aircraft losing control at 30,000 feet – the crash of trolleys, dishes being hurled and smashed. The terrorists scream at each other to hold the door…

Sgt. Gregory A. Belanger Sgt. Charles T. Caldwell Staff Sgt. Joseph Camara Spec. Michael Andrade CW5 Sharon T. Swartworth Capt. Matthew J. August Lance Cpl. Matthew K. Serio Sgt. Christopher S. Potts Lance Cpl. Holly A. Charette 2nd Lt. Matthew S. Coutu Cpl. Brian R. St. Germain Sgt. Moises Jazmin Lance Cpl. Eric P. Valdepenas…

From Mineral Spring Avenue, North Providence, Rhode Island, May 2009.

I’ve spent the last week training members of the U.S. Navy down in Norfolk, VA. Their dedication and can-do attitude is a refreshing reminder of the best that this country has to offer: her young men and women. Thus has it always been and will, thank God, continue to be. So take some time this…

We don’t have a lot of people in today’s public life who deserve the word “hero” attached to them. Things were so different some 20-30 years ago when we had three who were shining beacons for liberty in our world: Ronald Reagan, Margaret Thatcher, and Pope John Paul II. Yesterday was the 30-year anniversary of…

The following story makes me think that it mightn’t be a bad idea finally to fill the gap left by our previous dog: An animal that wildlife experts believe to be a coyote attacked a 7-year-old girl on Prudence Island on Dec. 30, grabbing her by the arm and dragging her toward the woods. But…

Tom Kenney, posting at RI Future…And in the midst of vast despair and destruction Beyond comprehension in its scope It was a picture of three firefighters raising a flag That gave America hope.Michael Morse from last year…I learned an important lesson that day and the weeks and months to follow. The people we are sworn…