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He was described by Craig Mackey, the Chief Constable of Cumbria Police, as "a hero who died saving lives".
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Meanwhile, Algerian authorities hailed as a hero the only one of their compatriots among the hostages who died in the attack.
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After Mr Banana died, reportedly of cancer, he was denied the hero's burial that senior ruling-party hacks traditionally receive.
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Good Man Gone A couple of weeks ago an unheralded hero of the extraordinary economic boom we've been enjoying since 1982 died suddenly, at age 65.
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Speaking after the inquest in Devon, his mother said her son had "died a hero".
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He also paid tribute to the Turkish guard who was killed, calling him a "Turkish hero" who died while defending U.S. and Turkish staff.
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Do Sinatra fans think it strange that their hero -- who died in May at age 82 -- is now the focus of academic examination?
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They include Alphonso Morgan, who died of battlefield wounds in February 1916 - described in the Glamorgan Gazette as a hero, and referred to as a "Cefn Cribwr hero" and "Dear Old Phons".
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Thomas Paine - the American and French revolutionary hero and allegedly the first person to write the words "the United States of America", died a penniless drunk in Manhattan.
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