Our Everyday Heroes risk their own lives to help people in trouble. They know that doing right by others is more rewarding than a big paycheck. See photos and read stories about the people that touched us the most this past year and find out who was named our Hero of the Year for 2007.
Again and again (and again), Steve McGuire has risked his life to rescue people from the Iowa River.
By Jason Daley in Reader's Digest - September 2008
Hero Returns to Liberia to Give Back
Forced from her home at 12 by rampaging rebels, MacDella Cooper returned to give back to the children of her homeland.
By Bridget Nelson Monroe in Reader's Digest
A man with a gun, a roomful of screaming children—and a mom who wouldn't back down.
By Joseph K. Vetter in Reader's Digest - June 2008
When two savage dogs attacked a defenseless four-year-old, Cody Phillips leaped first and looked later
By Tamara Jones in Reader's Digest - August 2008
Heroes: Jim Grant Braves Inferno
Jim Grant could have kept driving. Instead, he braved a burning building to save a family in danger.
By Tamara Jones in Reader's Digest - October 2008
The big rig was about to explode and the driver's legs were engulfed in flames. The Coopers came to the rescue.
By Jason Kersten
His Own Medicine: A Doctor's Story of Healing
Dr. Eugene Alford had operated on thousands of patients. When an accident left him paralyzed, he learned about healing from the other side.
By Michael Haederle in Reader's Digest - March 2009
The bank gave notice. But a community rallied, and Maria Leon got her house back.
By Lisa Collier Cool in Reader's Digest - June 2008
When his new son fell ill, Michael Lewis woke up to the meaning of fatherhood.
By Michael Lewis in Reader's Digest - May 2009
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