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Joseph Kauffman Public servant

Kauffman was the Peace Corps’ first Director of Training.

From This is True for 1 October 2006

Te Arikinui Dame Te Atairangikaahu Maori queen

Te Ata became queen in May 1966, when her father died.

From This is True for 13 August 2006

Carl M. Brashear Master Navy diver

The Navy demanded he retire, but instead Brashear made a grueling comeback.

From This is True for 23 July 2006

Zelda Foster Patients rights pioneer

Her ideas revolutionized hospice care in the U.S.

From This is True for 9 July 2006

Lou Dantzler Productive adult

Dantzler didn’t just appreciate the gesture, he paid it back.

From This is True for 2 July 2006

Heather Crowe Non-smoker

Crowe worked to save others from her own fate.

From This is True for 21 May 2006

Harold Raymond Kingsmill Bates Barehanded

Bates made sure the mission was completed, again and again.

From This is True for 7 May 2006

Bruce A. Peterson The non-bionic

Peterson was the model for “The Six Million Dollar Man”.

From This is True for 30 April 2006

Otis Cary Japan expert

Cary dedicated his life to helping Japan.

From This is True for 16 April 2006

Evelyn Fowler Grubb Networker

Grubb stood up for POW/MIA Families, and for the missing to be returned.

From This is True for 1 January 2006

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