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For Melissa Swensrud, a painting of her dog, Elsa, hangs in the family room of her Bethesda, Maryland home. To her, the colorful portrait captures Elsa’s sweet and curious personality shortly before she died.“It has always been an incredible source of happiness for me,” she says. “I never have felt sadness looking at it because it’s that moment of where she was in her life.”When Swensrud looks at it, there’s a part of the painting that helps bring it to life.“Through the eyes, Erica captures the spirit of the dog. It’s very evident,” Swensrud says. “It’s fun. She starts that way, because you don’t really know how the paintings going to evolve.”Erica Eriksdotter is the artist behind the painting. Pet portraits have now become a specialty at her 766

GREENWOOD, S.C. -- The family of a 7-year-old girl from South Carolina is devastated after her heart stopped while she was having her tonsils removed.Paisley Cogsdill, 7, died Feb. 21 during a tonsillectomy at Self Regional Hospital in Greenwood, South Carolina, 275

FORT IRWIN, Calif. – The U.S. Army conducts tough realistic training at the Fort Irwin National Training Center in the deserts of California. There, you’ll find soldiers spending a 21-day rotation before they deploy overseas. “Our training area is bigger than the state of Rhode Island and its nickname is ‘The Box,’” said Sgt. Billy Dolan. “When they’re in ‘The Box,’ they’ll conduct 10 days of force on force training, followed by 10 days of live fire training,” said Lt. Kevin Lenahan. “This compound is supposed to give the rotational unit an urban fight.” According to the U.S. Army, the NTC training area contains an uncluttered electromagnetic spectrum and sprawls over 1,000 miles to facilitate large-scale maneuvering for Abrams tanks and other heavy wheeled and light mechanized vehicles. And, it possesses restricted airspace for aviation assets. This recipe cooks up the ideal site for the largest Army training exercises across the U.S. For some, they are conducting their final exercise prior to deployment. “A lot of my friends are getting deployed,” Dolan said. “Most of them are going to Syria or Afghanistan.” During one rotation, there are between 4,000 and 7,000 soldiers enduring intense training. “It gives the people who come here the first real world experience of what could happen without taking casualties,” Lenahan said. According to the U.S. Army, units are deployed to Fort Irwin for 21 days, 14 of which are spent in what is referred to as "The Box" (as in sandbox). It's the vast desert training area that includes 15 simulated towns and the previously mentioned tunnel and caves, as well as expansive gunnery ranges and tank battle arenas. The soldiers learn to navigate through civilians, insurgents, criminal networks and military forces, using what is known as Multiple Integrated Laser Engagement System (MILES). It’s basically a form a laser tag and allows the units to train using blanks. NTC rotations incorporate a complex scenario design laden with social, ethical and moral dilemmas; the goal of which is to develop leaders while exposing them to multifaceted problems. Units training at the NTC face a complex hybrid threat. Units must face a near-peer opposing force, while taking on an insurgent force. At the same time, they must assist the local towns and villages in any way possible. 2347

Gander, Newfoundland is a tiny Canadian town on an island in the Atlantic Ocean — so tiny, in fact, that according to Mayor Claude Elliott, the town only has six traffic lights.Elliott has lived in Gander for more than 40 years. He served as mayor for more than half that time before he retired two years ago."Oh, the people are generous. They love helping people," Elliott said.But 18 years ago, Gander's welcoming spirit got put to the test.After the terror attacks on September 11, 2001, the FAA shut down American airspace for the first time in history. Due to Gander's proximity to Europe, 38 commercial planes with nearly 7,000 people on board were diverted to the town's airport. Overnight, the town's population nearly doubled."What do we do with 7,000 people?" Elliott said. "We've only got 500 hotel rooms."Weary passengers watched as day turned into night. Some ended up stuck on their planes for more than 12 hours.But what the passengers couldn't see is the urgent effort by the people of Gander, working to make sure the tired travelers would feel welcome once they got off the plane.The people of Gander opened up churches, schools and even the beds in their own homes.Beulah Cooper was among those who stepped up to help."When there were 38 planes here I knew there was a big impact," she said.Cooper made trays of sandwiches for the "plane people" and brought travelers over to her home to sleep and shower."You just have to put yourself in their shoes, and that makes your heart even bigger," Cooper said.Among Cooper's guests were two New York natives, Dennis and Hannah O'Rourke. The couple was stranded in Gander dealing with the unimaginable — their son, a firefighter, was missing following the attack.As the hours went on, the O'Rourkes could not get in touch with their son, Kevin."He was off that day. He wasn't on duty that day, but she knew in her heart that he was there," Cooper said.Cooper looked after the O'Rourkes for five days before the couple was able to fly home. When they left, they still haven't heard from Kevin. It wasn't until the O'Rourkes got home that their fears were realized. Kevin had rushed to the World Trade Center and gave his life to save others."She called me on the phone and said, 'Beulah, he's gone.' She said they found his body under the stairwell," Cooper said. "That was hard. It was hard."Cooper still keeps in touch with the O'Rourkes and others she helped. So do many others in Gander, even 18 years later."The first day, we had 7,000 strangers. On the third day, we had 7,000 friends. And on the fifth day, we lost 7,000 family members," Elliott said. "That's how close we became to the people that were here. " 2692

HARTLEY, Iowa – In these troubling times, small acts of kindness can go a long way. A group of children in Iowa are proving that. They not only made the day of an elderly woman, but now they’re bringing smiles to people all over the world. A video captured the moment the kids on a school bus wished the woman who waves at them every day a “happy birthday” as they passed her house on Friday. The woman, Bonnie Linder, celebrated her 93rd birthday over the weekend, according to her daughter, 505

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