Alek Skarlatos attends a press conference held at the U.S. Ambassador's residence in Paris, France, Sunday, Aug. 23, 2015. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)
“Dancing With the Stars” contestant Alek Skarlatos, the Oregon National Guardsman who gained international recognition for helping to stop an armed terrorist aboard a French train in August, was a former student at Umpqua Community College, where a gunman killed at least ten people Thursday.
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