FORGOTTEN HERO

Submitted by DANIEL REDMOND (United States), Jan 31, 2010 at 07:56

Dr. Hruza, admittedly it appears to be an oversight to neglect mention of the name and identity of the heroic passenger who acted to prevent a tragedy. But it is quite possible that he is simply a modest soul who prefers not to be mentioned in the media. Not everyone is looking for adulation. He may himself have requested that they respect his privacy and abstain from identifying him.

Also, there is the risk that if his identity were widely known he could be targeted by other terrorists in an act of revenge for having thwarted their plans. In another incident many years ago that did not involve terrorist activity, a commercial airliner crashed into the frozen Potomac River and a heroic citizen named Lenny Skutnic dove into the freezing waters to rescue a drowning flight attendant. He received wide media coverage and was even honored by President Reagan during a State of the Union speech.

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