‘The man working on that scaffolding was hanging, and luckily he had his safety harness, and I am looking at him swinging back and forth.’

Now all the Marine needs to do is find the veteran and tell him about his windfall.

‘How is that for a rags-to-riches story from a good old Kentucky beagle?’

‘Everyone in her life is rallying around Ruthie, as we have since the accident, but both she and Jonathan are really holding one another up through this. They’re deep in the grieving process.’

‘I’d had a number of half-hearted attempts trying to put a run together, but after watching “Forrest Gump” one night, I had a light-bulb moment.’

‘He will definitely know his dad was a hero.’

‘So the next time you peer at a flitting little flash of gold in a fishbowl, spare it more than a moment of consideration. Goldfish are far smarter than we’ve ever given them credit for.’

With her head engulfed in a giant swathe of bandages, the teen didn’t think that she could show up to the event and canceled. But her friends and date disagreed.

The young girl followed the 911 operator’s instructions to successfully delivered her new sibling.

‘I still have insecurities as I adjust into my new body, just like everyone else.’