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Would you die for something you love? Most people will say yes until they are actually in the situation, but often they do. Sometimes due to great fear or the idea of great loss people will die for a cause or another person.
In the 911 there were many firefighters who risked their lives to save total strangers. Of course they had a job to do, but more than that many chose to go beyond that call of duty to try and save total strangers. These brave men and women love their city and the people they serve. On that same terrible day the a brave man named Todd Beamer said the famous words “Let’s Roll” when he knew it was terrorist who took over his plane. In both cases people made decisions to risk death to try and save others. I don’t know how

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