Alvin C. York Day 2024 is on Tuesday, October 8, 2024: Who was Alvin C. York?

Tuesday, October 8, 2024 is Alvin C. York Day 2024. southern-belle-simple: May 2013 of Sargeant Alvin C. York,

Who was Alvin C. York?

It would take me days to tell you what I know about him.

When I went to school in Tennessee, we were taught things about all of our heroes and York is one of them for sure.

If I were you, I would just plug his name into Google and see what pops up.

day after tomarrow?

day after tomarrow?

im not 100% sure who ur talking about but here are all the cast:

Dennis Quaid ... Jack Hall

Jake Gyllenhaal ... Sam Hall

Emmy Rossum ... Laura Chapman

Dash Mihok ... Jason Evans

Jay O. Sanders ... Frank Harris

Sela Ward ... Dr. Lucy Hall

Austin Nichols ... J.D.

Arjay Smith ... Brian Parks

Tamlyn Tomita ... Janet Tokada

Sasha Roiz ... Parker

Ian Holm ... Terry Rapson

Nassim Sharara ... Saudi Delegate

Carl Alacchi ... Venezuelan Delegate

Kenneth Welsh ... Vice President Becker

Michel 'Gish' Abou-Samah ... Saudi Translator (as Michael A. Samah)

Robin Wilcock ... Tony

Jason Blicker ... Paul

Kenneth Moskow ... Bob

Tim Hamaguchi ... Taka

Glenn Plummer ... Luther

Adrian Lester ... Simon

Richard McMillan ... Dennis

Nestor Serrano ... Gomez

Sylvain Landry ... Science Officer

Christopher Britton ... Vorsteen (as Chris Britton)

Vlasta Vrana ... Booker (MPC)

Pauline Little ... Lanson (SSL)

Alan Fawcett ... Commander Daniels (Hurricane Hunter)

Howard Bilerman ... Rookie Scientist (Hurricane Hunter)

John Maclaren ... Veteran Scientist (Hurricane Hunter)

Frank Schorpion ... DC Fireman

Rachell Glait ... Pinehurst Academy Teacher (as Rachelle Glait)

Pierre Leblanc ... International Reporter, New Delhi

Richard Zeman ... Flight Director

Perry King ... President Blake

Frank Fontaine ... Caddy 'Cooper'

Mimi Kuzyk ... Secretary of State

Al Vandecruys ... Scholastic Decathlon Referee

Vitali Makarov ... Yuri, Russian Astronaut

Russell Yuen ... Hideki, Japanese Astronaut

Tim Bagley ... Tommy

Pierre Lenoir ... J.D.'s Doorman

Don Kirk ... Victor, J.D.'s Driver

Lisa Canning ... L.A. Anchorwoman

Terry Rhoads ... L.A. Anchorman

Nicolas Feller ... Shop Owner Grandson

J.P. Manoux ... L.A. Cameraman

Chuck Shamata ... General Pierce

Phillip Jarrett ... Campbell

Tetchena Bellange ... Jama

Tony Calabretta ... Cabbie

Vivian Winther ... Noel, Frozen Woman

Sheila McCarthy ... Judith

Tom Rooney ... Jeremy

Amy Sloan ... Elsa

David Schaap ... Financial Reporter

Marylou Belugou ... Binata

Nobuya Shimamoto ... Japanese Policeman

Bunrey Miyake ... Japanese Shop Owner

Karen Glave ... Maria

Jennifer Morehouse ... French Reporter

Christian Tessier ... Aaron

Joe Cobden ... Zack

Caroline Keenan ... Tina (as Caroline Keenan-Wiseman)

Aaron Lustig ... Bernie

Sam Woods ... Mr. Walden

Jesus Perez ... Mexican (NWS) Janitor (as Jesús 'Chuy' Pérez)

Jack Laufer ... Jeff Baffin

Luke Letourneau ... Peter

John Sanford Moore ... New York Reporter (as John Moore)

William Francis McGuire ... Bart Chopper Reporter

Michael McNally ... Buckingham Palace Reporter

Anne Day-Jones ... Jeanette

Emanuel Hoss-Desmarais ... Cecil

Lynne De Bel ... Old Frozen Woman (as Lynne Debel)

Mikio Owaki ... Noodle Chef

Terry Simpson ... Cesar

Alvin Tam ... Japanese Reporter

Joey Elias ... Library Security Guard

Ron Darling ... Hawaiian News Anchor

José Ramón Rosario ... Cabbie 'Crazy Weather'

Kwasi Songui ... Statue of Liberty Guard

John Colton ... Fox Newscaster #1 (as John C. Colton)

Dilva Henry ... Fox Newscaster #2

Mark Thompson ... News Reporter

Wendy L. Walsh ... Weather Channel Newscaster #1

Mark Pfister ... Weather Channel Newscaster #2

Ana Garcia ... Headline Reporter

Lauren Sanchez ... International Newscaster

Rob Fukuzaki ... National Newscaster

Ross King ... British Reporter

Robert Holguin ... Reporter #1

Suzanne Michaels ... Reporter #2

Leyna Nguyen ... Misc. Newscaster #1

Lina Patel ... Misc. Newscaster #2

Rosey Edeh ... New York Reporter

Lori Graham ... Grocery Store Reporter

Jesse Todd ... Scientist in Hallway

Gordon Masten ... New York Bus Driver

Matt Adler ... Truck Radio Announcer

Ray Légaré ... Construction Man

Matt Holland ... RAF #1

Greg Kramer ... RAF #2

Joel McNichol ... RAF #3

who is an interesting modern day hero?

who is an interesting modern day hero?

If you're willing to go back to WWI, there's Alvin C. York. He captured an entire German Machine Gun Regiment and 35 machine guns single handedly. Only two other men in history, Cyrano de Bergerac and Musashi Miamoto have ever defeated as many as a hundred foes singlehandly in a single encounter.

If you're looking for heroes living today, there's Steve Wozniak. He revolutionized the computer industry with the invention of the Apple II in 1977. In the 90's, he finally got his degree in Computer Science, gave away a personal fortune in the hundreds of millions of dollars and went into teaching.

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