The 130-year-old Catholic landmark in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, was filled with worshipers.
"At 4:50 (p.m.), I felt the church shaking," the 29-year-old said months later from his hospital bed at Anne Arundel Medical Center. "I was scared. The church fell."
Both of his legs were broken; one had a compound fracture so severe that it tore open his leg. A younger brother pulled him from the rubble. Thomalus later learned that another...
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Rick - 2010-03-18 15:10:15
It could be from the wounds sustained as a war hero. Yes, Shubbie did claim that in another post.
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Mary Ann - 2010-03-18 11:54:55
There you go again!!!!!! You know that Mr. Flip Flopper can't remember what position he takes from one post to another. That college education he brags about sure has worked well for him!
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Shubbish - 2010-03-17 20:55:28
Have you forgotten in another post you said it was time to stop providing elderly with Medicare. You said "If I have to pay for health care then they should to". What changed your mind?
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Medical care for all - 2010-03-17 19:41:16
How dare we deny our own citizens free medical care, why can we not apply the concept of aid to humanity to our own suffering people as a shining beacon unto the world.
Until we protect the least among us, we can not be great. Therefore, in the name of humanity it is time to guarantee medical care for all.
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great story - 2010-03-17 18:48:18
What a wonderful group of people! I wish Michel Thomalus well. Edward, I'm with you about Fred. While we have freedom of speech, some of us choose to use it only to express hatred and meanness of spirit toward our fellow man.
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Hey Fred..... - 2010-03-17 16:04:29
I've resisted, until now, some of your heartless, and depite what you call "fact", fact-less posts. It's called "Humanitarian Aid". I'm sure that there are many Americans who, through no fault of their own, receive such aid as well. What about all the Hatians who received needed medical care aboard the USNS Comfort? Should we send the ship to ports only to take care of U.S. Citizens??
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Free health care for all - 2010-03-17 13:24:44
It is a shame we can not do care for our own citizens by providing each and every US citizen with free quality healthcare .
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