A SUPER HUMAN EFFORT

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  • By Eli Miller
Via e-mail --  Heckuva job on the cover stories titled "Troubled Waters" (July/August 2008 issue, page 8). I especially liked reading about the "Horror at Harkers Island" (page 10), where Staff Sgt. Jay Rosenberry turned into "Superman" and saved three children from drowning in the ocean.

It's amazing the physical and mental strength some people can muster during a crisis, and our armed forces seem to have more than their fair share of these heroes. I'm sure their training helps a lot, but it's also that the services seem to simply attract people with these courageous qualities. They make me proud to be a U.S. veteran.

Anyway, your articles couldn't have come at a better time as I recently read a news report that said nationwide drowning deaths were on the rise this year. Hopefully, your stories will help bring about some awareness and prevention.