Soldier Shields Woman From Exploding Car: 'It's going to have to go through me to get to you'

Sgt. Cory Hinkle is being hailed for rescuing a mother of two - and even though he sustained an injury, he says he would not hesitate to do it again.

By Jeanne Goddard

29 September 64 Views

He Rescued a Dazed Woman From Her Car Minutes Before It Explodes

Donald Carson leapt into action when he saw a woman sitting in her smoking car – and it's a good thing that he did, too.

By Jeanne Goddard

19 June 63 Views

11-Year-old Boy Saves Drowning Man Twice His Size When No One Else Could Swim

Despite the drowning man weighing 100 pounds heavier than Anaik, the 11-year-old boy still managed to save him from the deep end.

By Tiffani Spengler

04 January 77 Views

Hero Award Recipient: 'I Can't Let This Baby Die'

Tom Porter says he doesn't think he's a hero, but he'll soon have a bronze medal that says he is. The Texas resident was awarded a Carnegie Hero medal for pulling a 1-year-old girl from a burning vehicle. 20 others were honored as heroes this week

By Jeanne Goddard

23 March 59 Views

Boy Meets Hero, Who Congratulates Him on His Bravery (Video)

While many young children look up to their favorite sports superstars, the bravery shown by kids in tough situations may also inspire those very athletes.

By Alisha

19 September 55 Views

Hero Scales Building to Save Toddler Dangling by Neck (Video)

A little boy in China's Guangdong province is lucky to be alive after falling through an opening in a fourth-story window ledge, where he dangled by his neck until a brave neighbor came to his rescue.

By Jeanne Goddard

08 June 55 Views

12-Year-old Boys Save Drowning Fisherman in New Zealand

It was hope in the form of a 12-year-old boy that saved Vincent Shao from sinking beneath the waves and drowning at Waihi Beach on Saturday. I thought I was going to die, the 32-year-old Auckland resident said after he lost his footing in waist-deep water while checking crab pots, and succumbed to a rip current.

By Jeanne Goddard

05 January 71 Views

Quick-Thinking Teen 'Befriends' Couple to Thwart Kidnapping in Progress

A 17 year-old in Montreal saw a man mistreating a woman and decided to get involved. A policeman said in his 24 years, he's never seen anything quite like what the teen did.

By Dawn Nave

27 August 69 Views

'He Saved Hundreds': Army Chaplain To Get Medal Of Honor

It took more than 60 years, but an Army chaplain who died as a prisoner during the Korean War will be awarded the Medal of Honor by President Obama on Thursday. Capt. Emil Kapaun, who was a Catholic priest serving with the 3rd Battalion, will be honored for extraordinary heroism for bravery and service to others -- both in battle and after his capture by enemy troops in November 1950.

By Jeanne Goddard

11 April 77 Views

84-Year-old Neighbor Rescues Dog From Pack of Coyotes

84-year-old Dolores "Dolly" Jefferson was getting a cup of coffee, when she heard a "commotion" in her Illinois backyard. When she looked outside she saw a one-hundred-pound coyote nose to nose with her neighbor's small dog, Roxie

By Jeanne Goddard

24 July 56 Views

Iraqi Man Rescues Artifacts in Looted Antiquities Museum

Namir Ibrahim Jamil, watched looters in Baghdad ransacking the Museum of Antiquities and loaded up two full vans with precious artifacts. He lovingly stored them for 11 days.

By Jeanne Goddard

09 April 65 Views

Hero Dog Pushes Boy Out of Path of Speeding Truck, Taking the Brunt

A brave German Shepherd puppy was badly injured after he pushed a boy out of the path of a runaway truck and took the impact himself. Eight-month-old Geo has been hailed a hero by his adoring family after he averted tragedy on a family walk in Clacton-on-Sea, England.

By Jeanne Goddard

27 November 62 Views

Young Doctor Saves Cyclist Pinned Under Limousine

On a sight-seeing trip with her family to Vancouver, Dr. Nas Rafi got to put her emergency-room skills to the test in a venue where usually only EMT caregivers shine -- on the streets amid the chaos of a car accident. It's lucky for the cyclist that the San Diego doctor was nearby. In the next minutes she would save her life.

By Jeanne Goddard

13 July 60 Views

Navy SEAL Received Medal of Honor for Heroic Actions in Afghanistan

Today at the White House, Senior Chief Special Warfare Operator Edward C. Byers Jr. became the sixth Navy SEAL in U.S. history to receive the Medal of Honor. In a ceremony, President Barack Obama praised Byers' for his heroic gallantry as an assault team member during Operation Enduring Freedom in 2012. "Like so many of […]

By Jeanne Goddard

29 February 66 Views

Disabled Man Breaks up Robbery with Knife, Awarded Carnegie Hero Award

Duane James, of Fairhaven, Massachusetts, was driving past the parking lot of a drugstore on May 19, 2000, when he saw a woman being robbed and he decided to intervene although the man weilded a knife.

By Jeanne Goddard

30 May 73 Views