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We’ve seen countless movies depicting tornadoes and recently we were reminded of how real they are and that the damage they cause in Oklahoma and Nebraska last week. In the movies there is usually a tale of someone doing amazing things to save people that we sometimes question if that would happen in real life. […]
It almost sounds funny or similar to what you would see in a kids adventure movie. The boy hero takes out his slingshot and shoots the bad guy in the face or rear end to scare them away from their sister. This story isn’t funny or a movie though. A girl in Michigan was mushroom […]
Not all heroes wear capes, and they aren’t always in the movies or comic books. There are real life people helping others every day. There are those that dress up as a hero to entertain crowds, but they don’t get to act out in real life what they are portraying. Timothy White got to put […]
You may have seen the video of a Chick-Fil-A employee tackling a would be carjacker the other day. A dangerous and career felon was tackled by Thomas Gordon. Gordon had already chased this guy off once, but had to get physical when the criminal tried to carjack a mother who had her child with her. […]
As a society we are always in a hurry. We don’t like to wait too long for anything and patience seems to be lacking with many people. What I like about this story is people put their need to be somewhere aside and helped out. Fritz Sam saw a commotion on the street while taking […]
World War 2 veterans are few and far between nowadays. What was considered the “war to end all wars” and was the catalyst for “The Greatest Generation” has become the plot or scene for many movies over the decades following it. When you see a story come up that a veteran from WWII is finally […]
A hero is definitely a title this teacher deserves. A young boy can be seen in this video drinking water from a bottle. Suddenly you see a gush of water as he has obviously squeezed the bottle too hard. What you can’t see in that gush of water is that the cap that has popped […]
Not all heroes wear capes. They don’t all have a career, or volunteer for an emergency services position like the fire department or ambulance. Some heroes wear the uniform of those that serve people every day at retail businesses. Sydney Raley is one of those heroes. Sydney works at a McDonald’s in Edina, Minnesota and […]
Yes, Virginia there are surfers in Minnesota. They can head up to Lake Superior and catch some mild waves. Might be a little chilly this time of year, but we can handle it. Darby Voeks is one of those surfers and luckily he was in the right place at the right time. He rescued a […]
Medal Of Honor Recipient Harry Martin was a First Lieutenant, U.S. Marine Corps Reserve. At the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty as platoon leader attached to Company C, 5th Pioneer Battalion, 5th Marine Division, in action against enemy Japanese forces on Iwo Jima, Volcano Islands, 26 March 1945. With […]