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
On May 12, a major earthquake jolted southwestern China's Sichuan Province. Located 100 kilometers from the earthquake’s epicenter, Juyuan Middle School collapsed immediately in its wake. See the school’s survivors and the heroes who risked everything to save them.
By Michael Wang and Joel Poon
Two fearless strangers save a three-year-old girl from a 1,000 foot drop off a cliff.
By Kenneth Miller in Reader's Digest - March 2008
Heroes: Close Call in a Hotel Fire
In the chaos of a late-night fire, three students on spring break risked their lives to save others.
By Joseph Tirella in Reader's Digest - July 2008
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
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
When his father got pinned under the family car, this pre-teen didn't think twice about jumping in a forklift and getting the car off his dad--saving his life.
By Charlie Schroeder in Reader's Digest - May 2009
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
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