Three young men are being hailed as heroes for their old-fashioned chivalry and courage under fire in saving the lives of their girlfriends. While using their bodies as shields, Matt McQuinn, 27, Jonathan Blunk, 26, and Alex Teves, 24, were killed in the worst mass shooting in US history.
40 years ago, a pilot crashed violently into the ground in a city where he knew no one. That's when Minnesotans revealed their amazingly generous nature.
This man rode a second-hand bicycle 4,000 miles through 10 countries to reunite with the woman he loved.
When doctors told this man his blood pressure was too high to be a kidney donor for his wife, he did whatever was needed to get in shape for surgery.
Seventy years after they last saw one another, an American veteran and his English, wartime girlfriend reunite for Valentine's Day, thanks to strangers.
A terminally ill soldier received more help than he could have imagined on moving day, as 100 soldiers, retirees, and civilians showed up to help the family move into a smaller residence over the weekend. Cars filled the streets in an overwhelming response for Chief Warrant Officer 5 Charles Petrie, who has honorably served the United States Army for almost 30 years.
Steve Sparks is a former white supremacist who denounced his former gang of haters to pursue a relationship with a black woman. To this day, members of the Aryan Brotherhood in Oklahoma have vowed retribution. Sparks simply realized he was tired of hating.
These parents welcome their two new sons to America with joyful tears and big hugs, more than three years after adopting them from the Congo.
When U.S. Army Veteran Justin Lansford and Carol Balmes got married earlier this month, the choice for best man was clear–man's best friend.
A mother and child reunion in Thailand proves nothing can match a mother's love — and elephants never forget.
Together for 10 years, a homeless couple saving for a simple wedding, was surprised by a local shelter that gave them all the items for a special day.
Just seven months after Matt and Danielle Davis got married, Matt crashed his motorcycle ended up in a coma. Though the odds of him awaking were bleak, the new wife held on to hope and was rewarded.
One of the most inspiring people in the world, Nick Vujicic, a well-known motivational speaker born without arms or legs, got married in February. He and his 25-year-old wife were married on Valentine's Day and the couple recently reported they are expecting their first child.
This former nurse takes in terminally ill infants their parents have abandoned to give them a loving home for their short lives.
Vancouver's downtown bus drivers - and their passengers - are quite a friendly bunch. One woman even met her true love and the pair asked the transit officials if they could get married on bus No.3.
Rachel O'Neill fell in love with the sweeping vistas of Malawi, Africa, but especially with the little girls, whose only clothing were the thread-bare dresses on their backs. Her original idea was to get a church group to sew dresses for her to bring back for the children. Eventually, word spread and dresses were sent from all fifty states, so many that it took teams of volunteers to sort them,
Students here are taught from an early age that police officers are their friends. For a lucky foster kid, one policeman turned into more than just a friend.
Thomas Knox set up a folding table, two chairs and a sign, "Date While You Wait" on a busy subway platform in Manhattan. He has gotten an amazing response.
Devoted husband cooks a year's supply of meals for his wife, before leaving on deployment, when he discovered she didn't have time to eat properly.
An Iraq war veteran is on a different type of tour these days – traveling the country to find healing…through hugs.
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