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.
Moezeldin Elmostafa's testimony released 3 innocent lacrosse players of accused sexual assault of an exotic dancer.
World War II Fleet Admiral William Halsey once said, "There are no extraordinary men, just extraordinary circumstances that ordinary men are forced to deal with." So ask yourself: What would you do if you witnessed a woman tumble into the path of an oncoming train? What if you saw a man with a gun in a day-care center or came upon a woman struggling in an icy river? This year, Reader's Digest celebrated 13 ordinary citizens who unexpectedly found themselves confronted with desperate situations like these-and acted. Their stories are retold here.
A Brave Battle Against Leukemia and a Mother's Promise
After Michael learned he had leukemia, he asked his mother to promise one thing -- that she become a nurse.
By Cynthia Dermody in Reader's Digest - January 2008
A freight train was just seconds away, and June Griffith couldn't move. A group of college students knew what to do.
By Steven Dudley in Reader's Digest - September 2009
Lykesia Lilly had never been a daredevil. But when it came to saving her nephew, she was braver than she knew.
By Joanna Powell in Reader's Digest - February 2009
Doctors said we'd abused our baby. Who would believe us?
By Salley Shannon in Reader's Digest - January 2007
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