[HN Gopher] Red Cross honors Igiugig woman for helping light run...
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       Red Cross honors Igiugig woman for helping light runway during
       nighttime medevac
        
       Author : DoreenMichele
       Score  : 40 points
       Date   : 2021-05-20 21:25 UTC (1 hours ago)
        
 (HTM) web link (www.alaskapublic.org)
 (TXT) w3m dump (www.alaskapublic.org)
        
       | lsb wrote:
       | It's amazing to see how people come together in times of duress,
       | and how people understand their relative responsibilities to each
       | other when they know they have no one else but each other.
       | 
       | (It's also a mixed bag. I'm sure, if the plane could have landed,
       | she would rather have taken a more leisurely steam.)
        
       | chanandler_bong wrote:
       | Wow... I lived in Dillingham for several years, and have been to
       | Igiugig several times. Never ever would have thought I'd read
       | about it on the web, let alone HackerNews.
        
       | goatcode wrote:
       | So?
        
         | lifeisstillgood wrote:
         | Oh come on.
         | 
         | Was this heroic personal bravery, sword flashing agains the
         | oncoming horde. No. But human society is evolving, and we need
         | new heroes now. Heroes that can persuade us all to act in
         | concert, who can organise as much as fight. The problems of the
         | 21C don't need armies, they need ... whatever happened here.
         | 
         | Quite simply, do you have the phone numbers of enough people in
         | your town to light up a runway. I live in a town of 2,000
         | houses, probably 2 cars per house. I am afraid to say I could
         | not light up a rabbit hutch with my contacts list.
        
         | dang wrote:
         | Please don't post unsubstantive comments or be a jerk on HN.
         | We're hoping for something different here.
         | 
         | https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
        
       | dharmab wrote:
       | WBM:
       | https://web.archive.org/web/20210519200046/https://www.alask...
        
         | mc32 wrote:
         | It's kinda the thing fire departments or police do when a
         | citizen goes above and beyond what's expected. They'll present
         | an award to create an atmosphere of cooperation and bonhomie.
         | Whether minutia is of interest is up to you.
        
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