Diane Carlson Evans Vietnam War nurse
A combat nurse, Evans was the driving force behind the Vietnam Women’s Memorial.
From This is True for 24 May 2026
public service
Cops, firefighters, medics, soldiers, and similar who generally served others.
William Foege Epidemiologist
Mass vaccinations didn’t work to stop smallpox. Foege came up with the idea that did work.
From This is True for 1 February 2026
Betty Webb Codebreaker
She had to swear to tell no one what she did for 30 years… and then she told.
From This is True for 6 April 2025
John Hemingway The last of The Few
As a pilot in the Royal Air Force, he was shot down four times, and lived.
From This is True for 16 March 2025
Duong Van Ngo Letter writer
He was the last public letter writer at the Central Post Office in what is now Ho Chi Minh City.
From This is True for 6 August 2023
Richard Barancik The last Monuments Man
The men and women who served in the unit were dubbed Monuments Men. Barancik was the last one alive.
From This is True for 23 July 2023
Frank Field Meteorologist
Field was the first professional meteorologist to do weather reports on New York television, and the first to use weather radar.
From This is True for 9 July 2023
Carroll Cooley Police detective
Det. Cooley was the arresting officer that led to the Supreme Court’s “Miranda” decision.
From This is True for 11 June 2023
Brian Shul Pilot
Doctors warned him he’d never walk again, but two days later he was at the controls of an Air Force fighter jet.
From This is True for 4 June 2023
Newt Minow FCC Chair
Minow was known for just two words delivered in a speech — but there is a lot more to his story.
From This is True for 7 May 2023