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During the opening chapters of The Hunger Games, it is time for the reaping of District 12, the selection of a male and a female to fight tributes from the eleven other districts for the amusement of the Capitol. Given the poverty of District 12, the selection almost guarantees death. Katniss Everdeen…

In 2011, Cameron Lyle, a shot-putter at the University of New Hampshire, added his DNA to the federal bone marrow registry. Just as he was preparing to compete at the American East Championships in 2013, he got word that his DNA matched that of a 28 year-old leukemia sufferer. “I would love to give him…

The events surrounding 9/11 contain numerous stories of courage and determination. Lt. Heather Penney was an F-16 pilot on that day. Her National Guard commander ordered her to take off from Andrews Air Force Base and destroy hijacked United Airlines Flight 93 before it could crash into the Capitol building.…

As an unexpected thunderstorm was rolling in, balloon pilot Edward Ristaino was thinking of the safety of his five passengers. Fortunately the passengers were on a skydiving trip and had parachutes. They were prepared to exit the balloon when Ristaino guided them over an open and empty field. "You need…

The trainer sergeant of the military academy told the graduating candidates that they would be free from training once they left the training compound. At the gate of the compound, the cadets were ordered to line up in the queue and march. A fake grenade was rolled in the middle of the queue. Everybody…