John Spence Frogman
“It made me feel kind of like Buck Rogers. Its classification was … on a par with the atomic program.”
From This is True for 3 November 2013
public service
Cops, firefighters, medics, soldiers, and similar who generally served others.
Dottie Berger MacKinnon Child Advocate
Berger MacKinnon didn’t just establish solutions, she raised the money to fund the solutions.
From This is True for 13 October 2013
Vernon McGarity Brave soldier
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
Mildred Dalton Manning Angel Nurse
Manning was the last of the “Band of Angels”.
From This is True for 10 March 2013
C. Everett Koop Ethical Surgeon General
He considered his role to be “the health conscience of the country.”
From This is True for 24 February 2013
John Fitch Safety engineer
Fitch loved going fast, and is remembered for innovations in crash safety.
From This is True for 4 November 2012
Barry Commoner Ecologist
Commoner prompted President Nixon to create the Environmental Protection Agency.
From This is True for 30 September 2012
Celena Hollis Police officer
A fight broke out, and Hollis jumped in to break it up.
From This is True for 24 June 2012
Roger Molander Arms control analyst
“I remember sitting there and repeating that phrase to myself: ‘Only 500 million people!’”
From This is True for 1 April 2012
Violet Cowden WASP flier
“I joined because of love for the country, and I thought maybe I could contribute something to the war effort.”
From This is True for 17 April 2011