Old Tortoises, A Blind Commentator, And A Generous Motel Owner
- Four U.S. veterans are rowing across the Atlanticto raise money for service members with PTSD. They left Spain on December 12th and should make it to the Bahamas this month. Their charity is Foar From Home. “Foar” is a play on words, combining “far,” “oar” and the number “four.” They’ve already raised over $700,000.
- In animal news: A swanlanded on a frozen river in Massachusetts on Tuesday and got stuck to the ice, but firefighters rescued it. And a tortoise on an island in the Atlantic was just named the oldest ever. His name is Jonathan, and he’s at least 190 years old.
- Did you hear about the medical helicopter that crashedin Philadelphia last week? The pilot and all three people on board made it out alive, including the two-month old baby that was being transported. Here is Veteran medical helicopter pilot Daniel Moore talking about the crash landing and who he is thankful for.
The helicopter landed right next to a church, but didn’t hit anybody. He says God must have been his “co-pilot” that day.
