Heroes

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Nosedive

They had just taken off on their honeymoon flight when one engine blew.

By Andrea Cooper in Reader's Digest - April 2004

Not on My Block

When drug dealers starting hanging out on her front stoop, this grandmother took action.

By Lynn Rosellini in Reader's Digest - July 2003

On Balance

On Balance

How Mariel Hemingway's family legacy nearly did her in.

By Mariel Hemingway in Reader's Digest - January 2007

On the Front Lines

On the Front Lines

In a typical year, Michael Taub works on about 80 benefits claims to the Department of Veterans Affairs -- pro bono.

By William M. Hendryx in Reader's Digest - February 2006

Our Hero of the Year 2008

Our Hero of the Year 2008

You voted, and Iraq war veteran Greg Gadson is the Reader's Digest 2008 Hero of the Year.

in Reader's Digest - April 2009

Our Hero of the Year: 2005

Jeff May is Reader's Digest Hero of the Year.

Out of the Wreckage

A wave of tornadoes brings death, destruction—and selfless acts of bravery.

By Tara Conry, Fran Lostys, and Bridget Nelson Monroe in Reader's Digest - June 2008

Over the Frozen Falls

Two men brave an icy river to rescue a mother and child.

By Cathy Free in Reader's Digest - June 2007

Paradise Lost

We had reached our Eden, an exotic island half a world away. Then the tsunami hit.

By Michael Dobbs in Reader's Digest - April 2005

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