Jan. 8 Hero Bill Badger Has Died

[Ptah]

Source: Arizona Public Media

Bill Badger, who helped tackle Jared Loughner putting an end to the January 8, 2011
shooting, died Wednesday at the age of 78.

"Bill was in his 70s at the time [of the shooting], and Jared Loughner was a strong
22 year old who had a gun and was attempting to reload," said shooting survivor
and Badger's friend Pam Simon. "Had he been able to reload, he had three more
magazines, he would have been able to kill many more people had it not been for Bill’s heroism.”

Simon said Badger had been in declining health in recent months.

Badger, a retired Army colonel was 74 on that Saturday morning when six people died.
He and former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords were among those shot.


Read more: https://www.azpm.org/p/crawler-stories/2015/3/11/58733-jan-8-hero-bill-badger-has-died/

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[Omaha Steve]

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[shenmue]

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[Joe Johns]

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[Judi Lynn]

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[livetohike]

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[navarth]

6. damn.

sorry to hear that.

thanks for being a real hero, Col. Badger.

[niyad]

7. . .

[Skittles]

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74 and unarmed and still able to bring down a paranoid, gun humping asshole

[herding cats]

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[glinda]

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[kairos12]

11. We lost a true hero.

[atreides1]

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Rest in Peace Colonel.

[raging moderate]

13. Always in our hearts....

[awoke_in_2003]

14. His actions...

stopped a bad situation from getting worse. I would hope that I could be as brave as he.

[WillyT]

15. :( ::::::::::::::::

[ChazII]

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[mimi85]

17. I haven't heard much from or about

Gabby lately. Hope she's doing well.

Not only was Badger a hero, I consider her husband one as well.

[Tom Ripley]

18. RIP to a real hero

[bearssoapbox]

19. 74 and more of a man and American than all the gun stroking crazies out there.

Sir.



But also.

[Skittles]

23. CORRECT

[beveeheart]

20. R.I.P. Mr. Badger

[Ptah]

21. Here's a very good Tucson Weekly article:

Jan. 8 Hero Bill Badger Passes Away

Bill Badger, who was one of the crowd members who helped subdue the crazed
gunman who opened fire at Gabby Giffords' Congress on Your Corner event on
Jan. 8, 2011, has passed away.


Giffords released this statement:

I’m so sad to learn that Bill Badger has passed away. Bill was not only a great
man and a proud Army veteran, he was a hero. On January 8, 2011, Bill was wounded
in the head by a bullet from the gun of my would-be assassin. Not even pausing to
realize he had been injured, Bill ran towards the shooter and towards danger so that
he could help subdue him until the authorities arrived. I believe that Bill helped save
lives that morning. And I will always be grateful to him for his selfless, brave actions.

My heart, thoughts, and prayers are with Bill’s loved ones as they mourn the
loss of a great man.

http://www.tucsonweekly.com/TheRange/archives/2015/03/11/jan-8-hero-bill-badger-passes-away

[Lunabell]

22. A true Hero.

Thank you.

[madokie]

24. I remember that day like it was yesterday

thank you Bill. RIP you deserve too

[Cha]

25. Such a hero..

Bill Badger RIP

mahalo Ptah

[mahatmakanejeeves]

26. Now THAT's service. NT

[Corey_Baker08]

27. True American Hero! May He RIP!

[Aristus]

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A good guy without a gun. The NRA must have despised him. The rest of us bow our heads at his courage and cool thinking in a horrific moment. Thank you, sir...

[Cooley Hurd]

29. Cross gently, Mr Badger...

...the impact you made on the world guarantees both a legacy your descendants will be proud of, and really positive Karma that will follow you to the next plane of existence.

[Doctor Who]

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Rest easy Col. Badger