Selfless humans who chose to risk their own safety or lives to improve the human condition or save others.
When McCain was in school, at North Carolina A&T State University in Greensboro, N.C., he and a group of three friends from his dorm would discuss what they thought were important issues. It was 1960, he was 19 years old, and the issue that kept coming up was racism. “The more we talked, the more … Read more
From This is True for 12 January 2014
Batey broke the German Italian Enigma machine. Then she broke the German military intelligence code too.
From This is True for 17 November 2013
Risner fought in WWII. And Korea. And Vietnam.
From This is True for 27 October 2013
Israel honored both Beitz and his wife Else as “Righteous Among the Nations”.
From This is True for 4 August 2013
She was shot down multiple times, but wasn’t seriously injured and kept going back.
From This is True for 14 July 2013
He was awarded the Medal of Honor by then-president Harry S. Truman, but what he did after the war was just as important.
From This is True for 26 May 2013
“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
“He did not think of himself as a hero. It was just something that happened.”
From This is True for 20 May 2012
“Never be afraid to speak to those who you feel are in need.”
From This is True for 13 May 2012
The operation remained secret for years.
From This is True for 29 April 2012