Uli Derickson High-flier
She never considered herself a hero. Yet she was.
From This is True for 20 February 2005
hero
Selfless humans who chose to risk their own safety or lives to improve the human condition or save others.
Walter W. Kinnan “Great Escape” musician
Kinnan was part of a special intelligence group in WWII.
From This is True for 24 November 2002
Aileen Saunders Mellott Pilot
Mellott turned a hobby into a public service.
From This is True for 29 September 2002
Kurt Klein German freedom fighter
Klein (and his wife, Gerda) toured the world to spread a message of tolerance based on their own experience.
From This is True for 21 April 2002
Genevieve de Gaulle-Anthonioz French resistance fighter
As a teen, de Gaulle-Anthonioz joined the French Resistance against the Nazis.
From This is True for 10 February 2002
Graham Guilford Haddock Jr Boat designer
He was just a draftsman at a business …and a key to winning World War II.
From This is True for 3 February 2002
Gerhart Riegner Holocaust alarm raiser
Riegner warned the Allies about the Holocaust, but was ignored.
From This is True for 2 December 2001
Stuart Nagel Win-win analyzer
Nagel coined the “win-win” scenario, and worked to make it a default negotiation technique.
From This is True for 18 November 2001
Mary Gorman Code-talking promoter
Gorman worked to bring the heroism of the Navajo Code Talkers to public attention.
From This is True for 4 November 2001