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unusual facts about Courage


Fortitudo-Pro Roma S.G.S.

Fortitudo (in English Courage or Fortitude) is in fact the name of one of the four cardinal Virtues of the Catholic tradition, and is a popular name in Italy for sport teams founded by religious organizations.


'Til the End of Forever

The track "Courage In Your Eyes" was written by Bolton as a tribute to Coretta Scott King, and he performed the song in her honor at her funeral.

2013 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final

British newspaper The Guardian in its editorial section, hailed the 'ancient Irish' game of hurling as a beacon of sporting courage and commitment, Hopefully the Gaelic Athletic Association will do all sports fans everywhere a massive favour and produce DVD copies of this memorable game, where Clare emerged victorious.

2nd Brigade Special Troops Battalion

The Spartan sword or Xiphos represents the unit's courage, vigilance and preparedness to stand and fight at a moment's notice.

8th Cavalry Regiment

The battalion area of operations (AO COURAGE) encompassed the cities of Balad, Duluiyah and Dujayl.

Alexander Kelly

Kelly's courage at New Market Heights is depicted in a painting, Three Medals of Honor by artist Don Troiani.

Alha

They honor the code of the Kshatriya warriors and the courage shown in the gruesome, difficult battles fought by them.

Andrew Morrison

He certainly lives on in the hearts of many as the man described by Fredrick Kissoon, Ricky Singh and Hugh O'Shaughnessy as a 'Symbol of courage' & one who went about living serenely amidst insecurity; an insecurity that had his co workers quite nervous but was of no concern to him.

Ayala Truelove

After plucking up the courage to take the lesson, Ayala was able to overcome her own fear of flying: "After that first flight I wasn’t afraid any longer. I joined the gliding club at my university, and soon I had fallen in love with the sport."

Bon Courage

Bon Courage was a German educational television series produced by Bayerischer Rundfunk, teaching French as a foreign or second language to German viewers.

BRM P261

Although Courage failed to make a mark, Irwin finished the season by taking third place in Longford.

Charles, marquis de Villette

He had the courage to condemn the September Massacres and to vote for the imprisonment only, and not for the death penalty, of Louis XVI (December 1792).

Dutch Courage

Dutch Courage is a live album by American hard-core punk band Poison Idea, which was released in 1991 on Blitzcore.

Edmund Fortescue

It was an object of considerable importance to the king to secure as sheriffs trustworthy men of local influence, and the selection of so young a man as Fortescue, whose father was still living, implies that he had already secured himself a reputation for courage or ability.

EL Seed

He cites the Palestinian poet Mahmoud Darwish and the Iraqi artist Sundus Abdul-Hadi as inspirational figures for their work and their courage in speaking truth to power.

Eldering

For example, The Elders (or Global Elders), a select group of 12 convened by Nelson Mandela, Desmond Tutu and Graca Machel and including Kofi Annan, Jimmy Carter and Mary Robinson (among others), have pledged themselves to act as global Elders to "support courage where there is fear, foster agreement where there is conflict, and inspire hope where there is despair".

Faith and Courage

O'Connor composed a majority of the tracks on Faith and Courage and production duties were shared by a variety of artists including Wyclef Jean, David A. Stewart, Brian Eno, Kevin "She'kspere" Briggs, Anne Preven and Scott Cutler among others.

Fonterra

On 21 September 2008, an editorial in The New Zealand Herald questioned the "moral courage and leadership" of Fonterra chief executive Andrew Ferrier.

Franz-Josef Hermann Bode

Courage-Preis - By the city of Bad Iburg,awarded to the best contibutor to the common good

Gennady Lyachin

President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin awarded the title of Hero of the Russian Federation to Lyachin posthumously "For courage and heroism, during performance of sailor's duties".

Glenn L. Martin

He worked up the courage however after persuasion by Paramount boss Adolph Zukor and completed the scene.

Helen Alexander

She is still today a "household name" in the west of Scotland; in the mountain glens and moors of Ayrshire and Galloway and the Pentlands, chapbooks still tell her marvellous story of courage and devoutness.

Heroes' Day

National Heroes Day is a national public holiday in the Philippines to honour and remember the country’s heroes, men and women in Philippine history whose acts of courage enabled the Philippines to grow as a nation.

Iva Toguri D'Aquino

On January 15, 2006, the World War II Veterans Committee (sponsors of the Memorial Day Parade in Washington D.C. and the National World War II Memorial, the newest monument on the National Mall), citing "her indomitable spirit, love of country, and the example of courage she has given her fellow Americans", awarded Toguri its annual Edward J. Herlihy Citizenship Award.

Jean-Louis Laya

This energetic protest against mob rule, with its scarcely veiled characterizations of Robespierre as Nomophage and of Marat as Duricrne, was an act of the highest courage, for the play was produced at the Théâtre Français (temporarily Théâtre de la Nation) only nineteen days before the execution of Louis XVI.

Joannes-Henricus de Franckenberg

His apostolic courage and his constancy in these trials elicited solemn eulogies from both Pope Pius VI and Pope Pius VII.

John Rabe Communication Centre

“The actor will be honoured, for having demonstrated the courage and the civil courage, for playing the role of HIH-Prince Asaka as a Japanese actor in the movie “John Rabe”.

Jurga Žilinskienė

In September 2012, Zilinskiene co-hosted the Courage and Benevolence Ball alongside the English actor, Sir Timothy Ackroyd at Café de Paris in London.

Kaupeepeenuikauila

He was the Hawaiian Paris and Hina was the Hawaiian Helen and their story is dramatic record of the love and hate, wrong and revenge, courage and custom, passion and superstition, of mythical times.

Kurt Carlsen

Carlsen, and his ordeal aboard the Flying Enterprise, is the subject of the book Simple Courage: a True Story of Peril on the Sea by Frank Delaney.

Liu Bocheng

The doctor was greatly moved by this display of courage and perseverance, and out of great respect he gave Liu the nickname "Chinese Mars".

Luvsanlkhündegiin Otgonbayar

The newspaper suggested that she had thus "followed in the footsteps of Pheidippides", running the marathon with notable "courage".

Martin Sponholz

Martin received the Antarctica Service Medal for courage, devotion and sacrifice from President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1967.

Mary Kiffmeyer

In 2012, Kiffmeyer referred to fellow Republican State Representative John Kriesel as having "no courage" for not running for re-election in light of the Vikings Stadium vote.

Monte Cristo Gold Mine

After a drinking spree, they arrived at the mouth of the Arroyo Seco where, finding themselves in need of more liquor to bolster their courage, they stopped.

My Side of the Mountain

Book critic Eden Ross Lipson included it in her 2000 list of the best children's books, and said it "skillfully blends themes of nature, courage, curiosity, and independence".

Nancy Merki

In 1955, Merki's early life and struggle to defeat polio with the help of coach Cody was dramatized in an episode of the television anthology series Cavalcade of America entitled "A Time for Courage." The show starred Gloria Talbott as Merki and Hugh Beaumont as Jack Cody.

Nissan R391

At the 1999 24 Hours of Le Mans, Nissan planned to enter two R391s along with a third Courage C52 with the older VRH35L motor.

Noah Gundersen

On September 11, The Courage played a release show for Fearful Bones and followed up with a three-week tour of the West Coast with the album's producer, Matt Lee, playing lead guitar.

Penela Castle

According to a local legend, King Afonso I (Afonso Henriques) exclaimed to incite his troops storming the stronghold: Coragem! Já estamos com o pé nela! (Courage! We have already set a foot in it!).

Rémi Joseph Isidore Exelmans

In the retreat from Moscow, his steadfast courage was conspicuously manifested on several occasions.

Riise

Hege Riise, retired football player, formerly with Carolina Courage, and former captain of Norway women's national team

Robert Kyncl

Presenters, Dean Norris and Jeffrey Katzenberg, honored Robert Kyncl, Google/YouTube Head of Content, with the Heart and Humanity Champion Award and actor Nestor Serrano with the Champion Award of Courage and Hope.

Samir Kassir

He recognised courage and determination in others and took under his wing leading young pro-democracy and human rights activists such as Wissam Tarif, with whom Kassir developed a warm and close friendship.

Siglo Veintiuno

In 1995, Zamora and the Siglo Veintiuno staff won International Press Freedom Awards from the Committee to Protect Journalists, which recognize courage in defending press freedom despite facing attacks, threats, or imprisonment.

Tagalog people

Tagalogs are also depicted by examples of bravery and courage, as manifested by historical events, e.g., the Philippine Revolution and World War II.

The Empty Family

Bryan Lynch wrote in the Irish Independent that the "stories are always intensely interesting and sometimes profoundly provocative", noting that the sexually frank depictions required great courage.

Vivian Hunter Galbraith

Ater the outbreak of World War I, he enlisted in January 1915 and served as a company commander in the Queen's Regiment and was awarded the Croix de guerre avec palme for his courage in Palestine in 1917 and France in 1918.

Zavalaz

The roots of Zavalaz are found in Cedric Bixler-Zavala's solo project he started during the spare time from working on The Mars Volta's Noctourniquet: "It started off with me just having the courage to play my guitar again. My wife would listen to me play and be really encouraging".


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