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In 2010, 21-year-old Marine Lance Corporal Kyle Carpenter threw himself onto an enemy grenade in Afghanistan to shield his fellow Marine. He survived against all odds, received the Medal of Honor, and continues to inspire millions with his message of resilience and love.
Jul 15, 2026
On July 19, 1989, United Airlines Flight 232 crash-landed in Sioux City, Iowa. National Guard sergeant Carl Angelo ran into the burning wreckage without equipment and pulled eleven passengers to safety — then stayed silent about it for nearly three decades.
Jul 10, 2026Maryland businessman Lenny Robinson spent years and tens of thousands of dollars dressing as Batman to visit sick children in hospitals across the D.C.–Baltimore area. His tragic death in 2015 inspired a movement of everyday superheroes who carry on his mission of bringing joy to kids in need.
Jun 24, 2026
For more than 30 years, Albert Lexie shined shoes at Pittsburgh's Children's Hospital and donated every tip he earned to the Free Care Fund. Living below the poverty line himself, he gave over $202,000 to help sick children whose families couldn't afford treatment.
Jun 10, 2026After losing both feet in a boating accident at age 16, Jordan Thomas discovered that many child amputees couldn't afford prosthetics due to insurance gaps. He founded the Jordan Thomas Foundation, which has since provided custom prosthetic limbs to hundreds of children and helped change state law in Tennessee.
Jun 5, 2026In 2012, U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Travis Mills lost both arms and both legs to an IED explosion in Afghanistan, becoming only the fifth living quadruple amputee from the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. Instead of surrendering to despair, he built a foundation that has given hundreds of wounded veterans and their families the gift of hope.
May 21, 2026In 2007, Chris Williams of Utah lost his wife, unborn child, and two sons when a drunk teenager ran a red light and slammed into their car. From his hospital bed, broken and grieving, Williams made the hardest decision of his life: to forgive.
May 6, 2026
In 1994, American father Reg Green lost his seven-year-old son Nicholas to a highway shooting in Italy and chose to donate his child's organs to seven Italian patients. That single act of grace sparked "The Nicholas Effect," transforming Italy from one of Europe's lowest organ donation countries to one of its highest and saving tens of thousands of lives.
Apr 16, 2026
Dick Hoyt completed Iron Man triathlons for his son Rick, who has cerebral palsy. 'When we run, it feels like I'm not handicapped.' One sentence changed a father's next 40 years.
Apr 9, 2026