Arnaud Beltrame Police officer
Beltrame suspected such a tactic would be used again, and trained in several such terrorist scenarios.
From This is True for 25 March 2018
hero
Selfless humans who chose to risk their own safety or lives to improve the human condition or save others.
Stanislav Petrov The cool-headed
Quite simply, he saved the entire world.
From This is True for 17 September 2017
Jeannie Rousseau Humble spy
Rousseau was a spy, gaining vital intelligence during World War II.
From This is True for 27 August 2017
Herbert Needleman “Lead industry” foe
“I don’t use this word often, but ‘hero’ is appropriate in Herb’s case.”
From This is True for 21 July 2017
Fred Kummerow Biochemist
Kummerow figured out that trans fats caused heart disease, but it took him 58 years to get it banned from food.
From This is True for 4 June 2017
Lawrence Colburn Soldier of Conscience
Colburn was the last of the crew who stopped the Mai Lai Massacre.
From This is True for 18 December 2016
Haakon Sørbye Clandestine radio operator
Sørbye joined the resistance and, with his technical background, was part of the “Skylark B” group.
From This is True for 18 September 2016
Bloeme Evers-Emden Child psychologist
Evers and several friends walked back to the Netherlands: it took six weeks.
From This is True for 17 July 2016
Abdul Sattar Edhi Humanitarian
He had no funding, and simply led by example: the Edhi Foundation grew to be a huge public service organization.
From This is True for 10 July 2016
John Kotfila Jr Deputy sheriff
“This man put himself in front of us as a human shield. Absolutely. He definitely saw what was going on.”
From This is True for 20 March 2016