In 2008, Reader's Digest celebrated 13 ordinary citizens who unexpectedly found themselves confronted with desperate situations--and acted. Their stories are told here. You let us know who inspires you the most by voting in our Hero of the Year poll, and here are the nominees.
Lisa Donath was running late the morning she hurried toward her subway stop in Manhattan's Washington Heights neighborhood. Having donated blood the night before, she was feeling faint by the time she reached the underground platform. Forty feet away, Ismael "Mel" Feneque heard someone yell, "Oh, my God, she fell in!" Feneque, a garment worker, leaped down onto the tracks just as a train was coming into view. He lifted the unconscious woman so that other bystanders could drag her away from the edge. Feneque hoisted himself onto the platform just seconds before the train barreled into the station. Why did he help? "All I know is I was there, and I'd do it again."
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