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Hero Who Predicted 9/11 and Saved 2,700 Lives, Now Subject of New Opera

A new Opera called "Heart of a Soldier" brings to life the drama of Rick Rescorla's heroic rescue of his co-workers at the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001. Of the almost 2,700 Morgan Stanley employees, only four perished that day, thanks to the instincts of this war veteran and hero who had predicted an attack from the air.

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Outdoorsman Makes Final Journey by Boat Instead of Hearse

Every year when the weather warmed enough, Ronald Bloss Sr. would tow his fishing boat to the river. The Pennsylvania man would spend all day on the water. Bloss died of cancer Saturday at age 78, but he took one last boat ride. His family brought his boat to the Diehl Funeral Home in Mount Wolf and hoisted Bloss' casket aboard his johnboat for one final trip to the cemetery.

By Jeanne Goddard

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