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Is that why you did this heroic thing?

But he said like, oh, you know, listen, don't mention any of that stuff about the Marines.

You know, let's keep that under wraps.

Quote, I'm no hero or nothing.

But...

Oliver's story shot across the country.

His name's on television.

That Marine, Oliver Sipple.

On the front page of newspapers, where there's headlines like, ex-Marine deflects weapon as woman shoots.

That's the LA Times, Chicago Tribune.

Hero tells how he deflected woman's arm.

And so despite his best efforts, Oliver becomes a national hero.

For a day.

And it appears that he sort of thought that would be it.

Maybe his friends would give him a pat on the back, buy him a couple rounds.

And then, you know, over the next couple days, it all sort of like rippled out of control.

Because that very same day that Oliver was being painted as a hero, this guy named Herb Cain.

The longtime San Francisco columnist.

Walked into his office and on his answering machine were two messages saying, hey, that guy Oliver Sipple, the hero.

Who saved the president's life is gay.