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Chesley Sullenberger: A Hero
Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger
Everyone has a hero either it’s your mom, dad, or great great grandpa. How about American heroes like Rosa Parks or Nelson Mandela? Chesley Sullenberger or Sully for short was the first man ever to land a plane in water with saving 155 people due to a bird strike in its engines. Sully was born January 23, 1951 with a family of three. His mother and father named Pauline Hanna and Chesley Burnett Sullenberger, and older sister Mary Sullenberger Wilson. In June 17, 1989 he married a woman named Lorrie. Now Chesley Sullenberger is a pilot who is brave. He isn’t the type of hero who is not a self centered, but motivating

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