Thursday, October 14, 2010
Viva Manuel Gonzalez!
According to whitepages.com, there are 2,879 Manuel Gonzales' in the U.S. I don't know how many more may be in the world, but at this moment, they should all be proud, for it was a Manuel Gonzalez who was the Chilean rescuer who was the 1st man down into the Copiapo Mine to the 33 trapped miners. He was also the last man up. Never mind the nerve and courage it took to go down 2050 feet into the bowels of the earth in a makeshift rescue capsule hooked to a pulley and cable. I'm not sure which was the more daunting, the trip down, or the lonely wait to be the very last one to the surface. Well done Manuel, truly an unsung hero. Gonzalez families across the globe, name your next son Manuel and your next daughter Manuela, in hopes that he or she will grow to be as brave as this man.
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