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An unsung hero named Jan Zwartendijk saved thousands of Jews during the holocaust, and is the subject of a book honoring his unknown story.
A San Francisco mixed income apartment complex comes with its own 1.5 acre farm, which produces 20,000 pounds of food per year.
Two Indiana boys riding their bikes, pulled over and stood in solemn formation at a funeral for a military veteran.
While most of the city lies is struggling to get the power back, St. Peter Residential, thanks to its solar microgrid, can relax.
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A homeless dog that comforted U.S. soldiers overseas was rescued and is flying to America to live with one of those soldiers.
A military veteran in Taiwan has saved his small retirement village by painting every wall and street in joyful colors.
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Growing up in 13 different foster homes and the pain of physical and sexual abuse left Tina Thomas feeling empty and incomplete. But Tina is a survivor and no longer can be defined by her past. Fate intervened in her teen years when, despite never having broken the law, she was assigned a probation officer, Mary Beth Ryan. That summer, Ryan asked Tina to be a peer mentor at a special camp for abused girls. It changed her life forever.
After a video went viral in October showing a magician ripping up a homeless man's sign and turning it into money, a fund was set up that raised $40K for the veteran to get him off the street. When the humble vet only wanted a portion of the money, the magician surprised another struggling veteran with an avalanche of life-changing gifts, and made a beautiful video.
A single mom working two jobs to provide for her two children, US Army veteran Trista Hopkins got the surprise her life during a normal afternoon as a cafeteria worker in a Dallas middle school.
A retired Marine Corps Iraq veteran returned to the home he bought with his wife in January. But thanks to a friend, volunteers and thousands of dollars of donations, it is not a rundown place anymore.
Veterans who have learned to cope without limbs are instilling confidence in young amputees by teaching them to play softball at a camp in Louisville, Kentucky. (Video)
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