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    NASA 'hero' Sally Ride honored with sculpture
    Joseph Shavit
    • Mar 9

    NASA 'hero' Sally Ride honored with sculpture

    While we watch the modern-day achievements of those involved in space exploration, it's important to never forget those who went before.
    Heroic police officer saves student from oncoming car, video shows
    Joseph Shavit
    • Feb 9

    Heroic police officer saves student from oncoming car, video shows

    A Maryland police officer is being hailed after saving a student from an oncoming car Friday, and instead taking a hit herself.
    Hero Stranger Saved Young Girl During Deadly Bronx Blaze
    Joseph Shavit
    • Jan 11

    Hero Stranger Saved Young Girl During Deadly Bronx Blaze

    Fatima Wood said that she and her young children were struggling to make it out of the 19-story building as smoke quickly filled the hallway
    'Canine Hero' leads police to injured owner after highway wreck
    Joseph Shavit
    • Jan 7

    'Canine Hero' leads police to injured owner after highway wreck

    The dog named Tinsley had a purpose: to take police to the scene of an accident, where two people — including her owner — lay badly injured.
    Act of kindness connects man to brother lost in the last days of World War II
    Joseph Shavit
    • Dec 29, 2021

    Act of kindness connects man to brother lost in the last days of World War II

    Jerry Isley received earlier this year a rather unusual gift from an unlikely source, an acquaintance he’d met in person once or twice.
    Dog named Bear rescues 100 sick, injured Koalas following Australian bushfires
    Joseph Shavit
    • Nov 3, 2021

    Dog named Bear rescues 100 sick, injured Koalas following Australian bushfires

    Bear, a five-year-old high-energy dog tasked with finding Koalas injured in Australia's devastating bushfires, has rescued 100 marsupials.
    Heroic girl, 14, rushes in to help people trapped inside burning apartment
    Joseph Shavit
    • Nov 2, 2021

    Heroic girl, 14, rushes in to help people trapped inside burning apartment

    Lily Swanson had been walking the family's Rottweiler Isobel close to their home when a strong burning smell in Hough Lane made her stop.
    Heroic goat and Rooster rescue chicken buddy from hawk in dramatic video
    Joseph Shavit
    • Sep 15, 2021

    Heroic goat and Rooster rescue chicken buddy from hawk in dramatic video

    Picture a very special episode of “Mutual of Omaha’s Wild Kingdom” — plopped right in the middle of an unassuming country farm.
    5 good samaritans heroically pull elderly couple from burning car on highway
    Joseph Shavit
    • Sep 10, 2021

    5 good samaritans heroically pull elderly couple from burning car on highway

    A couple in their 90s from Phoenix was recovering at UCSD Medical Center along with one of the good Samaritans who pulled them from the car.
    Once abandoned, Baekgu becomes first honorary rescue dog after saving missing woman
    Joseph Shavit
    • Sep 10, 2021

    Once abandoned, Baekgu becomes first honorary rescue dog after saving missing woman

    A dog named Baekgu has become Korea's first honorary 119 rescue dog after playing a critical role in the search for a missing elderly woman.
    Heroic Leyland girl, 14, rushes in to help people trapped inside burning flat
    Joseph Shavit
    • Sep 4, 2021

    Heroic Leyland girl, 14, rushes in to help people trapped inside burning flat

    Lily Swanson had been walking the family's Rottweiler Isobel close to their home when a strong burning smell in Hough Lane made her stop.
    Helicopter pilot saves a dozen people trapped on roofs in Waverly floods
    Joseph Shavit
    • Aug 31, 2021

    Helicopter pilot saves a dozen people trapped on roofs in Waverly floods

    A Nashville helicopter pilot saved a dozen people trapped on roofs or at their homes during catastrophic flooding
    US war veteran reunited with Italian siblings he saved as children
    Joseph Shavit
    • Aug 25, 2021

    US war veteran reunited with Italian siblings he saved as children

    A 97-year-old former US soldier has been reunited with three Italian siblings he saved as children during WWII.
    Swimmer rescued 2½ miles out at sea after TWELVE HOURS in the water off of Ireland
    Joseph Shavit
    • Aug 25, 2021

    Swimmer rescued 2½ miles out at sea after TWELVE HOURS in the water off of Ireland

    A swimmer stranded two and a half miles from shore in the icy waters of Tralee Bay, Ireland, was 'miraculously' rescued by RNLI volunteer.
    Heroic petting zoo visitor jumps in to save handler from a 'Darth Gator' attack
    Joseph Shavit
    • Aug 17, 2021

    Heroic petting zoo visitor jumps in to save handler from a 'Darth Gator' attack

    Donnie Wiseman of Davis County, has the scrapes and scars to prove he jumped on an 8 foot alligator in order to save the handler
    Cat’s meows leads rescuers to 83-year-old owner who fell into ravine
    Joseph Shavit
    • Aug 17, 2021

    Cat’s meows leads rescuers to 83-year-old owner who fell into ravine

    Thanks to the actions of Piran the cat who meowed at the group until they noticed, the 83-year-old woman was rescued and is now on the mend
    7-year-old saved from water by lifeguard while walking his dog
    Joseph Shavit
    • Aug 3, 2021

    7-year-old saved from water by lifeguard while walking his dog

    Girl’s mother praises ‘heroic’ Patrick Mungovan after rescue at Seafield pier
    Heroic grandmother saves baby from falling out of a window
    Joseph Shavit
    • Jul 29, 2021

    Heroic grandmother saves baby from falling out of a window

    A grandmother became a lifesaver and hero by catching a toddler who fell 20ft from the open window of an apartment block in Russia.
    Hero officers, bystanders save mom, baby pinned under car: It's honestly a miracle
    Joseph Shavit
    • Jul 27, 2021

    Hero officers, bystanders save mom, baby pinned under car: It's honestly a miracle

    Heroic police officers and bystanders were credited with saving lives when an out-of-control car slammed into a mother carrying her child
    Heroic New York officer rescues children from burning home
    Joseph Shavit
    • Jul 21, 2021

    Heroic New York officer rescues children from burning home

    Officer Mark Conklin of the Jamestown Police Department responded to the house fire just after midnight on Monday
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