Husband steers into crash to save wife, unborn child - TODAY People - Heroes & Angels. Animal Hero Stories - Heroic Animal Stories. Trakr, the German Shepard rescue dog who was credited with locating the last human survivor of 9/11, was recently cloned. Trakr's owner was presented today with four identical clones of Trakr, who sadly passed away in April. James Symington (Trakr's owner) is a retired Canadian police officer who took part in the rescue operation after the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks in New York City.
The dogs were given to Symington by BioArts International after he entered an essay contest in 2008 in which he explained why legacy Trakr was worthy of cloning. The retired police officer was very emotional when meeting the new pups - "They're identical – down to the smallest detail," Symington said in a statement released by BioArts International, the California company that arranged the intricate cloning procedure. "Few dogs are born with exceptional abilities – Trakr was one of those dogs. " Symington intends to put these pups to work as search and rescue dogs. A boy's selfless act transfixes flood-ravaged Australia. Portrait Of A Hero - The Early Show. Houston Texans running back Steve Slaton keeps his eye on the ball as he catches a pass during an NFL football training camp workout Friday, July 31, 2009 in Houston.
(AP Photo/David J. Phillip) AP Photo/David J. Phillip Like many other Americans after Sept. 11, Seattle artist Michele Rushworth felt compelled to do something for the victims of the terrorist attacks. Through a program established to connect portrait artists with firefighters' families, Rushworth found a way to make a personal connection - and contribution - to the family of Doug Oelschlager, a New York firefighter who lost his life trying to save victims in the South Tower of the World Trade Center. Suzanne Oelschlager had seen a photograph of the painting, but did not see the real thing until she met with Rushworth on The Early Show.
"This is something that my entire family is going to cherish forever," she says. "It was so hard living in Seattle," says Rushworth. Meanwhile, in St. Copyright 2002 CBS. Cabbie's Selfless Act - Fox News Video - FoxNews.com. Worth the read (I did not write this, I found it on the net)