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Selfless humans who chose to risk their own safety or lives to improve the human condition or save others.

Flight 93 Passengers and crew of

The crew and passengers were heroes.

From This is True for 9 September 2001

Edgardo Sogno Italian freedom fighter

A resistance leader who thankfully didn’t know when to quit.

From This is True for 6 August 2000

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