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Our Hero of the Year 2008
Reader's Digest — As we wrote last May, Gadson was a natural leader as a lieutenant colonel in the Army. But it's what he has accomplished off the battlefield that has moved so many. After losing his legs following a roadside bombing in Baghdad, Gadson faced his ...More…
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Vote for Your 2008 Hero of the Year
Reader's Digest — Read the full story: Man Saves Co-Workers in Excavation Tunnel I'm dead, thought Hoip "Ali" Swaby. Moments before, a whoosh of air and a hail of rocks had brought a roar of water into the excavation tunnel where Swaby and two fellow sandhogs ...More…
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Hero of the Year 2007
Reader's Digest — On 9/11, after watching the horror of the falling towers on TV in her Montana home, Shannen Rossmiller was so enraged, she began a new career-scanning jihadist sites on the Internet. She studied Arabic and posed as a member of Al Qaeda to entice ...More…
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2007 Hero of the Year: The Purse Catcher
Reader's Digest — From Reader's Digest The other people in the shopping plaza seemed unaware. Donovan figured she'd make enough noise to get everyone's attention. Hopefully somebody would stop the thieves. She sprinted after them, yelling. Donovan, an attorney, ...More…
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2006 Hero of the Year: Meet the Winner
Reader's Digest — From Reader's Digest We received a record number of votes this year and, in the end, our winner was clear. Kevin Bardsley, known simply as The Dad, is the 2006 Hero of the Year. His heroism began by accident, when his 12-year-old son, Garrett, ...More…
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2007 Hero of the Year
Reader's Digest — From Reader's Digest By a wide margin, readers chose Moezeldin Elmostafa of Durham, North Carolina, as the As we reported in November, the cabdriver picked up two young men in Durham on March 14, 2006, and drove them to the Duke University ...More…
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Our Hero of the Year: 2005
Reader's Digest — The results are in: 16-year-old Jeff May is the 2005 Reader's Digest Hero of the Year. When a young man in a black trench coat stalked into a classroom at Red Lake Senior High in Minnesota and started shooting, the sophomore ran at him and jabbed ...More…
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Reader's Digest — Connect with the Reader's Digest community on Facebook. Share our most talked about stories, enter contests, read our blogs and download our latest widgets. Plus, find our most popular photos and videos or upload your own. Connect with the ...More…
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Heroes: Jim Grant Braves Inferno
Reader's Digest — When Jim Grant spotted black smoke billowing out of a San Diego apartment building on his way to work, he stopped his car to dial 911, then did something totally out of character: The contractor circled back to take another look. "I know ...More…
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Heroes: Subway Rescue
Reader's Digest — Lisa Donath was running late. Heading down the sidewalk toward her subway stop in Manhattan's Washington Heights neighborhood, she decided to skip her usual espresso. Donath, 25, had a lot to do at work, plus visitors on the way: Her parents were ...More…
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Heroes: Runaway-Rig Rescue
Reader's Digest — Howard stopped, and when the truck rumbled past him, he saw that the driver, who was frantically glancing over his shoulder as he swerved toward the lanes of traffic, was young. "This guy," Howard muttered to himself, "should have his ...More…
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White House? You Mean That Place on Maple and Elm?
Reader's Digest — By Andy Simmons with additional reporting by Ed Goralski From Reader's Digest Do you remember what happened November 4, 2008? Took out the trash. Walked the dog. Voted for the 44th president of the United States. That last one was pretty big news ...More…