Mohammed Nabbous Libyan Journalist
“I am not afraid to die, I am afraid to lose the battle.”
From This is True for 20 March 2011
public service
Cops, firefighters, medics, soldiers, and similar who generally served others.
Frank W. Buckles World War I veteran
Buckles became the last living American WWI veteran, out of 4.7 million.
From This is True for 27 February 2011
Szeto Wah Democracy proponent
A schoolteacher and primary school principal in Hong Kong, Szeto was a critic of British rule.
From This is True for 2 January 2011
Mariya Dolina Bomber pilot
Dolina dedicated herself to the plight of female war veterans.
From This is True for 7 March 2010
H. Harrison Hurt Safety engineer
Hurt was a fascinating expert, explaining everything from how (and why) airplanes fly, to motorcycle safety.
From This is True for 6 December 2009
Lester Shubin Bulletproof chemist
Shubin realized a new fabric could be used to make “bulletproof” vests. And then there were the dogs.
From This is True for 29 November 2009
Earl Cooley Original Smokejumper
A firefighter for the U.S. Forest Service, in 1940 Cooley volunteered for a new program: “Smokejumper”. Cooley and one other man were the first to do it — to fly over a remote forest fire in an airplane and parachute down to fight the fire. “Our training consisted of a man saying: ‘This is your … Read more
From This is True for 15 November 2009
W. Horace Carter KKK nemesis
Carter took a disciplined stand against “the personification of Fascism and Nazism,” and at great personal risk.
From This is True for 20 September 2009
Barbara Lauwers Podoski Psychological warfare operative
Podoski’s tactic was considered one of the most successful psychological campaigns of the war.
From This is True for 30 August 2009
Henry Allingham World War I veteran
Allingham was Britain’s oldest man ever, the world’s oldest man, and more.
From This is True for 19 July 2009