Petty Officer 2nd Class Leon Doniphan, a food service specialist aboard Cutter Alert in Astoria, Ore., poses for a photo in front of a Large Navigation Buoy on the Columbia River in Astoria. Doniphan swam to the aid of a young girl who was nearly swept underneath the buoy in September 2011. His actions most likely saved her life.

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Ten years ago Dave Ribbe was seeing a counselor for chronic depression. Traditional therapies, such as medication and counseling, had no discernible effect on his extreme depressed state.

“I went around all the time thinking about suicide…ways I could off myself,” Ribbe says.

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With a secluded log house in the country, a fiancé of thirty years, and a beard down to his belly button, it is easy to say on first glance that Tom Henehgan is not your average man. Well, he isn’t. Heneghan, 59 years-old and a resident of Eugene for 23 years, hasn’t helped the community in conventional ways, but his winning drive and service to make his community a better place can’t be questioned. “Being a winner is not about someone else being a loser,” said Heneghan. “I seek out situations where I win by helping others achieve their goals.”

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