W.H. apoligizes for turning down a hero's family.

The White House turned down a war hero's family from receiving a Medal of Honor.  Why?  Because the 10-year-old grandson was wearing shorts.  Yes, shorts!  Vernon K. Baker was the last surviving black winner of the Medal of Honor from World War II.  He was belatedly awarded the Medal of Honor in 1997 by president Bill Clinton.  Baker died in July and was buried last Friday, September 24.  His widow and grandson were being given the Medal of Honor and were turned away because the grandson was wearing shorts and a t-shirt with a picture of Baker on the front.  The White House apologized for this.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/yblog_upshot/20101001/pl_yblog_upshot/white-house-apologizes-for-turning-away-war-heros-family-over-dress-code
Would you have turned them away?

Joshua Tree hiker found alive.

A real estate broker survived six days without food or water in Joshua Tree National Park.  He didn't think he would survive, so he wrote messages on his hat telling his family what he wanted his funeral to be like, who they could trust, and how much he loved them.  Edward Rosenthal went on a day long hike and took a wrong turn trying to get back to his car on September 24.  Park employees stated that the temperatures reached over 100 degrees in that week.  He walked 13 miles before realizing he was lost, so he stayed low and waited, and wrote on his hat.  His wife said that what he wrote was very heartfelt, he wanted her to thank his employees and told them how much he loved them.  He is very lucky to be alive.
I used http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20101001/ap_on_re_us/us_joshua_tree_missing_hiker.
What would you have done if you were stranded and lost in the desert?