Wilhelm Brasse Concentration camp photographer
“I couldn’t say, ‘I won’t do that.’” Well he could: then he’d have been killed.
From This is True for 28 October 2012
hero
Selfless humans who gave of themselves to improve the human condition. (Philanthropists are separate)
Frank Edward Ray School bus driver
“He did not think of himself as a hero. It was just something that happened.”
From This is True for 20 May 2012
Don Ritchie The Angel of the Gap
“Never be afraid to speak to those who you feel are in need.”
From This is True for 13 May 2012
George Vujnovich Forgotten hero
The operation remained secret for years.
From This is True for 29 April 2012
Peter Goodwin “Death with Dignity” activist
One of the few doctors willing to stand up in public to defend death with dignity.
From This is True for 18 March 2012
F. Sherwood Rowland World-saving chemist
Rowland happened to study something at the right time to keep it from ending humanity. Really: it was that bad.
From This is True for 11 March 2012
Gordon Negen Freedom Rider
A pastor who walked — and sat — his talk.
From This is True for 2 October 2011
Stetson Kennedy Klan unmasker
Since he was excluded by the military, he came up with another way to do his “patriotic duty.”
From This is True for 28 August 2011
Ray C. Anderson Carpet mogul
“I realized I was a plunderer and it was not a legacy I wanted to leave behind.”
From This is True for 14 August 2011
Paul Wiedorfer Dogface extraordinaire
Wiedorfer earned the Congressional Medal of Honor on his first day of combat — on Christmas.
From This is True for 29 May 2011