for real? Wrote:
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> Now she has appeared on Ellen, where she got a
> laundry basket full of Seattle Seahawks swag
> (because after rescuing her family, she ran back
> in to save her Russell Wilson Fathead wall
> sticker) and a check for $10000.
>
http://www.ellentv.com/2016/01/20/shutterfly-gives
> -10k-to-a-hero/
>
> You find crazy things if you google this girl.
> Take a look at the citation for her 2015
> Congressional gold medal:
>
http://congressionalaward.org/wp-content/uploads/2
> 015/11/2015GoldProgramBook.pdf
>
> "In fulfilling my Voluntary Public Service
> obligation, I founded a charity called Winds of
> Change to help underprivileged children worldwide.
> This charity has raised over $104,200 to date. I
> also perform as “Daisy D. Clown” for orphans,
> attempting to bring some joy into their troubled
> and challenging lives. For Personal Development, I
> completed FAA Aviation Ground School, became
> fluent in two languages, earned advanced SCUBA
> certifications, and continued my classical
> training as a violinist. Additionally, I completed
> Junior ROTC training and during one summer
> completed leadership training at all three US
> Military Academies – Army (West Point), Navy
> (Annapolis), and the Air Force Academy. For
> Physical Fitness, I taught myself how to pole
> vault, where I broke my high school record, earned
> a black belt in Tae Kwon Do, and became a junior
> Olympic medalist in both sports. I also wrote and
> teach a rape prevention/self defense class for
> teenagers, based upon my martial arts training,
> which I call “Pred-X” (Predator X). For my
> Expedition, I organized, led, and/or participated
> in trips to all seven continents, including a true
> expedition to Antarctica where I journeyed well
> below the Antarctic Circle. My experience with the
> Congressional Gold Award directly led me, at age
> 16, to a full-time position working for the
> premiere U.S. intelligence agency."
>
> How does anyone get a full time position at "the
> premiere U.S. intelligence agency" at age 16? And
> then coincidentally this same person has to lift a
> truck off her father and save her family from
> fire? Really?
Yes, I am calling BS on this one.