Hi, this is Jim Denison with Denison Forum, and this is the Daily

Article for Thursday, July 12, 2018. Dr. Richard Harry Harris is an Australian

anesthetist and experienced cave diver. He played a key role in the successful international effort

that rescued 12 boys in their coach from a cave system in Thailand. The Thai mission commander was

extremely grateful for Dr. Harris's contributions. He told a news conference yesterday,

Without him in this operation, I don't think we could have succeeded. Dr. Harris made the perilous

two and a half mile journey in and out of Tham Long Cave every day to check on the health

of the trap boys. He was the last man out of the cave Long Cave every day to check on the health of the trap boys.

He was the last man out of the cave on Tuesday.

Tragically, he emerged from the darkness to learn that his father had died.

Heroism and happiness are not always connected in our fallen world.

Ask any military veteran to identify the real heroes in a war,

and he or she will likely point to comrades who gave their lives for the cause. Unsung heroes are no less heroic for their

lack of fame. For example, can you identify Thomas Clarkson, Tenzing Norga, or Bayard Ruston?

Clarkson was instrumental in William Wilberforce's campaign to outlaw slavery.

Norgaie accompanied Sir Edmund Hillary on the first successful summit of Mount Everest.

Ruston, an African American, was arrested for protesting, segregated bus seating

13 years before Rosa Parks' famous act of defiance.

He also convinced Martin Luther King, Jr., that a policy of

nonviolent protest was critical to achieving equal rights. It can be frustrating to watch our

culture reward movie stars and athletes with celebrity and astounding fortune, while millions of

Americans work behind the scenes to raise their children, support their families,

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