Watch the dramatic hostage ordeal footage.
By Christopher W. Davis in Reader's Digest - March 2006
Battling a raging house fire sent Donny Herbert into a 10-year coma. Then he woke up.
By Rich Blake, From in Reader's Digest - December 2007
11-year-old Survivor of Floodwaters Saves Her Family
As Maddie McRae struggled to reach the shore after an icy plunge, she had only one thought: "I Have to Save My Family--Now."
By Tamara Jones in Reader's Digest - April 2009
2006 Hero of the Year: Meet the Winner
"The Dad" is 2006 Hero of the Year.
The F-16 pilot was headed straight for the crowd. In an instant he had to make a life-or-death decision.
By Gregory Freeman in Reader's Digest - February 2005
Her greatest fear was drowning. Then her car plunged off a bridge and into the icy waters of the Willamette River.
By Tom Hallman, Jr. in Reader's Digest - September 2005
Zohnn Griggs could only watch as two pit bulls viciously mauled a man.
By Doug Colligan in Reader's Digest - October 2007
A Trucker's Ride Through Wildfire
A raging Utah wildfire sent this trucker on the ride of his life.
By Cathy Free in Reader's Digest - February 2008
Kevin Carstens needed help fast when he suffered a freak accident.
By Andrea Cooper in Reader's Digest - November 2004
The scuba diver surfaced just in time to see the boat pull away.
By Chelsea J. Carter in Reader's Digest - February 2005
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