"We Won't Stand Down" — The Three Strangers Who Shielded Two Girls from Hate on a Portland Train, 2017
On May 26, 2017, three strangers on a Portland MAX train stood up to protect two teenage girls from a man hurling racist and Islamophobic abuse. Two of those men — Ricky Best and Taliesin Myrddin Namkai-Meche — paid with their lives; the third, Micah Fletcher, survived to carry their legacy forward.
Sep 27, 2026