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I think we all do a disservice to the memory and legacy of Aaron Feis when we talk in hypotheticals about what he may have done if he had been armed last week. What he actually did do is awe-inspiring. He is rightly being called a hero for shielding kids from bullets. To say maybe he could have done more insults the bravery he showed that day in my mind. When the initial calls about the shooting came through the school’s walkie-talkie, he went from outside the school to inside the school. He saved lives that day and gave his own.
We should also remember Geography teacher Scott Beigel who saved students from the gunman when he helped them get in a locked classroom. He died for his heroism, too.
I can't find a lot of information of athletic director Chris Hixon. He apparently coached a variety of sports at the school. An athletic director at another high school called him one of the nicest guys you could ever meet. Ray Corniel, a wrestler, said Hixon would treat the student-athletes as if “we were his own children and just watch over us, let us learn about life lessons.”
If I remember correctly, all three had wives and children. They leave behind a lot of friends as well, but also some kids at that high school who will miss them
Not all the heroes were teachers. Somehow we mainly hear about Aaron Feis. I don't mean to suggest this was the only student hero, but Peter Wang was last seen holding the door open so that others could escape, his cousin, Aaron Chen, told the Miami Herald.
An awful tragedy hit Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. Sometimes in our haste to make political points, we forget these were real people with stories to tell and lives to lead. I am not above that either. But it hit me when I ran across the link below and I put myself in the place of their friends and loved ones and cannot imagine what they are going through now.
Can we try to keep our opinions out of this thread? I hope some of you read it. You don't have to respond to it
I think we all do a disservice to the memory and legacy of Aaron Feis when we talk in hypotheticals about what he may have done if he had been armed last week. What he actually did do is awe-inspiring. He is rightly being called a hero for shielding kids from bullets. To say maybe he could have done more insults the bravery he showed that day in my mind. When the initial calls about the shooting came through the school’s walkie-talkie, he went from outside the school to inside the school. He saved lives that day and gave his own.
We should also remember Geography teacher Scott Beigel who saved students from the gunman when he helped them get in a locked classroom. He died for his heroism, too.
I can't find a lot of information of athletic director Chris Hixon. He apparently coached a variety of sports at the school. An athletic director at another high school called him one of the nicest guys you could ever meet. Ray Corniel, a wrestler, said Hixon would treat the student-athletes as if “we were his own children and just watch over us, let us learn about life lessons.”
If I remember correctly, all three had wives and children. They leave behind a lot of friends as well, but also some kids at that high school who will miss them
Not all the heroes were teachers. Somehow we mainly hear about Aaron Feis. I don't mean to suggest this was the only student hero, but Peter Wang was last seen holding the door open so that others could escape, his cousin, Aaron Chen, told the Miami Herald.
An awful tragedy hit Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. Sometimes in our haste to make political points, we forget these were real people with stories to tell and lives to lead. I am not above that either. But it hit me when I ran across the link below and I put myself in the place of their friends and loved ones and cannot imagine what they are going through now.
Can we try to keep our opinions out of this thread? I hope some of you read it. You don't have to respond to it
Geography teacher Scott Beigel, 35, saved students from the gunman when he helped them enter a locked classroom. In his bravery, he sacrificed his life.
An assistant football coach and security guard, Aaron Feis used his own body to shield students as gunfire rang out in the school, the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School football team said on social media.
While Officer Scott Peterson "Took up a position" outside and waited for police to show up.
I wish that Mr. Feis had been armed.
I think we all do a disservice to the memory and legacy of Aaron Feis when we talk in hypotheticals about what he may have done if he had been armed last week. What he actually did do is awe-inspiring. He is rightly being called a hero for shielding kids from bullets. To say maybe he could have done more insults the bravery he showed that day in my mind. When the initial calls about the shooting came through the school’s walkie-talkie, he went from outside the school to inside the school. He saved lives that day and gave his own.
We should also remember Geography teacher Scott Beigel who saved students from the gunman when he helped them get in a locked classroom. He died for his heroism, too.
I can't find a lot of information of athletic director Chris Hixon. He apparently coached a variety of sports at the school. An athletic director at another high school called him one of the nicest guys you could ever meet. Ray Corniel, a wrestler, said Hixon would treat the student-athletes as if “we were his own children and just watch over us, let us learn about life lessons.”
If I remember correctly, all three had wives and children. They leave behind a lot of friends as well, but also some kids at that high school who will miss them
Not all the heroes were teachers. Somehow we mainly hear about Aaron Feis. I don't mean to suggest this was the only student hero, but Peter Wang was last seen holding the door open so that others could escape, his cousin, Aaron Chen, told the Miami Herald.
An awful tragedy hit Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. Sometimes in our haste to make political points, we forget these were real people with stories to tell and lives to lead. I am not above that either. But it hit me when I ran across the link below and I put myself in the place of their friends and loved ones and cannot imagine what they are going through now.
Can we try to keep our opinions out of this thread? I hope some of you read it. You don't have to respond to it
Nobody is saying that he should've done more as no one is blaming him. However what people ARE saying is that he could've done more if he was allowed to carry.
It sucks that the people who helped stop other folks from dying in a school shooting tend to get overlooked. It's in part because of the debate on how we could have stopped a school shooting and the issue of gun control.
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