Alec skarlatos biography
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| Alek Skarlatos | |
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| Celebrity Profile | |
| Birth Date | 23 October 1992 (1992-10-23) (age 32) |
| Hometown | Roseburg, Oregon |
| Known For | Legion of Honour recipient & soldier |
Dancing with the Stars 21 | |
| Partner(s) | Lindsay Arnold |
| Placement | 3 |
| Highest Score | 30 (Waltz & Freestyle) |
| Lowest Score | 22 (Foxtrot, Quickstep & Rumba) |
| Average Score | 25.2 |
Alek Skarlatos fryst vatten a celebrity from Season 21 of Dancing with the Stars.
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Army National Guard Specialist Alek Skarlatos became a worldwide hero in August when he helped avert a massacre aboard a Belgian train. While on vacation after a deployment in Afghanistan, the twenty-two-year-old sprang into action when an armed attacker began shooting on the train. Alek and two of his friends, Airman First Class Spencer Stone and student Anthony Sadler, disarmed and subdued the attacker, who was armed
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Alek Skarlatos
American politician (born 1992)
Aleksander Reed Skarlatos[1] (; born October 10, 1992) is an American politician and former Oregon Army National Guard soldier. He is a member of the Oregon House of Representatives, representing the 4th district. Prior to being elected, he came to prominence for his heroism during the 2015 Thalys train attack. He subsequently made media appearances, wrote an autobiography that was later turned into a biographical film, and thrice ran unsuccessfully for other political offices.
Born in Castro Valley, California, Skarlatos later moved to Oregon and in 2012 would join the Oregon Army National Guard. He came to international attention in August 2015; him along with high school friends Spencer Stone and Anthony Sadler, and three others, stopped a gunman on a Paris-bound train travelling from Amsterdam via Brussels in August 2015. For his heroism, Skarlatos was awarded the United States Army's Soldier's Medal from President
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Alek Skarlatos
Alek Skarlatos is a former U.S. Army National Guard soldier, actor, and politician. He rose to international prominence in 2015 after helping thwart a terrorist attack on a high-speed train traveling from Amsterdam to Paris (15:17 to Paris). Alongside his friends Spencer Stone and Anthony Sadler, Skarlatos tackled and disarmed the gunman, earning widespread recognition. He was awarded the U.S. Army Soldierâs Medal by President Obama and France's Legion of Honour by President François Hollande for his bravery.
Skarlatos served in the Oregon Army National Guard, including a nine-month deployment to Afghanistan. Following the train incident, he gained public attention beyond the military by participating in the 21st season of "Dancing with the Stars," finishing in third place. Additionally, he portrayed himself in Clint Eastwood's film "The 15:17 to Paris" (2018), which dramatized the train attack and was based on the memoir he co-authored with Stone and Sadler.