In just 24 hours, the GoFundMe page of the hero who charged the Oregon shooter raised…

04 Oct, 2015 by John Brodgian

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I shouldn’t be surprised or amazed by the generosity of the American people. However, this is pretty amazing…

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“While Chris is not the type of person to ask for it, he is going to need all of the help he can get while he recovers!” he added. “Myself and many family members have been swamped with requests for us to set up a GoFundMe page, so this is us fulfilling that request, and we appreciate your concerns and assistance.”

The page had a modest goal of $10,000, but as of Saturday morning, less than 24 hours after being set up, it had already topped half a million dollars — $570,176 to be exact.

Chris Mintz is the Army Vet who was shot seven times trying to protect others from the Umpqua Community College shooter…on his son’s sixth birthday.  God bless you and all those like you.  And let’s keep those donations rolling in!

John Brodgian

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