The day of October 13, 2010, the last of 33 miners was finally pulled up from an underground entrapment in a Chilean mine. After being contained for 69 days, the miners were met with a global appreciation and welcome. Rewards and gifts are coming from far and wide.
The New York Times informs:
SAN JOSÉ MINE, Chile — The lucky ones now have more than $10,000 in the bank and a free vacation in Greece awaiting them. But for the moment, many of the family members of the 33 miners trapped under the hard volcanic rock here for more than two months seemed content to remain at Camp Hope on Thursday, tending to their tents and sweeping away the desert dust from their makeshift dining tables.
The miners are also said to have offers for a week long vacation in Greece, autographed soccer jerseys from Manchester United and Real Madrid, visitation offers from the New York City marathon, gifts of iPod touches and Oakley glasses and many more to come. The miracle of this story is truly heart warming. The global outreach they are receiving is deserved and hopefully they will heal from this experience unharmed.
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