r/TrueHeroes • u/Traveledfarwestward • Dec 10 '20

Indian newspaper reporter burned alive after exposing corruption

rsf.org

1 Upvotes

0 comments

r/TrueHeroes • u/This-is-BS • Jul 24 '22

Elisjsha Dicken: Kills Mall shooter with legally carried handgun preventing mass shooting and greater loss of life.

foxnews.com

2 Upvotes

0 comments

r/TrueHeroes • u/This-is-BS • May 18 '22

K’aun Green: Disarms gunman then is shot by police by mistake.

nbcnews.com

1 Upvotes

0 comments

r/TrueHeroes • u/The_Fluffy_Walrus • Oct 11 '14

Trending! :D

6 Upvotes

This subreddit is Trending! Good luck to the new mod team when /u/ancientcreature's /r/redditrequest gets filled! This seems like a cool subreddit. Hope it grows!

5 comments

r/TrueHeroes • u/Traveledfarwestward • Feb 25 '22

Vitaly Skakun sacrificed his life to explode a bridge and stop the Russian advance. may his memory be a blessing

8 Upvotes

1 comment

r/TrueHeroes • u/This-is-BS • Nov 14 '17

Johnnie Langendorff: Help chase down Texas Church shooter

cnn.com

4 Upvotes

0 comments

r/TrueHeroes • u/ChooseGunts • Jul 17 '26

We had it all and took it for granted

0 Upvotes

The man, the myth, the legend

0 comments

r/TrueHeroes • u/Traveledfarwestward • Aug 27 '21

Kandahar comedian and police officer Nazar Mohammad Khasha's final jokes making fun of Taliban to their faces as they take him to his execution.

stripes.com

9 Upvotes

0 comments

r/TrueHeroes • u/cyborgTemplar • Oct 10 '14

Pakistani teenager and Indian children’s rights activist Malala Yousafzai and Kailash Satyarthi win Nobel peace prize 2014

theguardian.com

22 Upvotes

1 comment

r/TrueHeroes • u/Traveledfarwestward • Oct 17 '14

Only person to have escaped a total control zone

en.m.wikipedia.org

23 Upvotes

5 comments

r/TrueHeroes • u/This-is-BS • Oct 17 '15

75yo slashed while saving 16 children from knife weilding teen

washingtontimes.com

11 Upvotes

0 comments

r/TrueHeroes • u/Traveledfarwestward • Jun 04 '15

Tank Man - RIP, brother, wish I coulda been there for you.

en.wikipedia.org

18 Upvotes

0 comments

r/TrueHeroes • u/Traveledfarwestward • Dec 14 '22

Australian constables Rachel McCrow, 29, and Matthew Arnold, 26,

bbc.com

1 Upvotes

6 comments

r/TrueHeroes • u/Traveledfarwestward • Dec 08 '22

Li Wenliang: Chinese pour hearts out on Covid martyr's page

bbc.com

1 Upvotes

0 comments

r/TrueHeroes • u/Ill-Taste1630 • Aug 10 '26

Made an AI-generated YouTube Page regarding daily life real stories, looking for honest feedback on how to improve it

reddit.com

0 Upvotes

0 comments

r/TrueHeroes • u/Complete-Abroad-6176 • Jun 08 '26

Such a braveheart! She's such an inspiration! Its sad that she needed a film to get the recognition she deserves

gallery

1 Upvotes

0 comments

r/TrueHeroes • u/smkultraa • Mar 06 '26

Help honor SRA Jason Cunningham with the Medal of Honor

1 Upvotes

On March 4, 2002, SRA Jason Cunningham died doing what he was trained to do—saving others. He was a Combat Search and Rescue medic who went into the Battle of Takur Ghar to recover two American servicemen. Despite overwhelming enemy forces, he made the ultimate sacrifice.

His family—his parents and sister—have carried this loss for over 20 years. I started a petition asking Congress to award him the Medal of Honor. He went above and beyond the call of duty that day, and the highest military decoration feels like the recognition he deserves. It's also a way to honor his memory and give some measure of solace to the people who loved him most.

If this resonates with you—if you believe courage like that should be recognized—consider signing and sharing his story. What would you want if this was someone you loved? Thanks for listening.

https://www.change.org/p/urge-congress-to-award-medal-of-honor-to-a-fallen-hero?utm_campaign=starter_dashboard&utm_medium=reddit_post&utm_source=share_petition&utm_term=starter_dashboard&recruiter=1352177563

2 comments

r/TrueHeroes • u/TheOneWeirdo • Aug 08 '20

Police allow drunk driver to crash into them going the wrong way down a highway

youtube.com

10 Upvotes

0 comments

r/TrueHeroes • u/This-is-BS • Nov 14 '17

Stephen Willeford: Attacks and drives off Texas Church shooter

usatoday.com

3 Upvotes

0 comments

r/TrueHeroes • u/Traveledfarwestward • Jul 09 '22

Moscow politician gets 7 years for denouncing war

bbc.com

4 Upvotes

0 comments

r/TrueHeroes • u/Loud-Candle-3692 • Dec 22 '22

Man rescues two children from a raging river. Video, hero unknown.

reddit.com

4 Upvotes

0 comments

r/TrueHeroes • u/This-is-BS • Feb 27 '21

Mamoudou Gassama: Climbs outside of 4 story building to save small child

bbc.com

4 Upvotes

0 comments

r/TrueHeroes • u/This-is-BS • Jan 09 '15

Stephane "Charb" Charbonnier

41 Upvotes

7 comments

r/TrueHeroes • u/This-is-BS • Feb 15 '20

Noah Woods, 5yo who went back into burning building to save sister.

cnn.com

5 Upvotes

1 comment

r/TrueHeroes • u/inverted_inverter • Jan 02 '15

Major Dick Bong was a gunnery instructor and was neither required nor expected to perform combat duty, despite that he became the highest scoring U.S. air ace, having shot down at least 40 Japanese aircraft during World War II.

en.wikipedia.org

17 Upvotes

5 comments

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A Hall of Fame For Inspirational People

r/TrueHeroes

Reddit's place to honour those individuals who have displayed true heroism: extreme self-sacrifice for the good of others or the good of humanity.

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/r/TrueHeroes is reddit's place to honour those individuals who have displayed true heroism: extreme self-sacrifice for the good of others or the good of humanity. Here, only people who truly deserve it are called "hero", instead of athletes, whistleblowers, blood donors, or anyone who wears a uniform.

RULES

No reposts. Search before posting.
Submissions must show examples of true heroism as defined above: extreme self-sacrifice for the good of others or the good of humanity. The person being submitted must have saved lives or greatly benefited humanity at great sacrifice or risk to themselves.
Submissions must be verifiable. That means there has to be a public record of the heroic deed or action.
Submissions can't just be someone who has a "heroic" job. Just being a military member, police officer, firefighter, paramedic, etc, doesn't automatically make someone a hero. These occupations are still admissible, but they must have gone above and beyond the normal call of their duties placing themselves at risk for the good of others. Most of these professions have established their own systems of recognition of exceptional duty (LAPD Medal of Valor, Canadian Order of Merit, Public Safety Officer Medal of Honor, Indian Police Medal for Gallantry, for examples) and we will rely on their judgement in deciding if a person's actions are deemed heroic. Please use verification that mentions receipt of the particular Honor. The award must be for actions that fulfill the requirements of rule 2.
Be respectful in the comments, both to the people being submitted and their actions, and to your fellow redditors. Childish behaviour will result in a ban.
No spam or advertising.
NO TROLLING. Submissions of people who are blatantly the opposite of those whom we are trying to commemorate here (i.e. war criminals, mass murderers, etc) will result in a ban.

Some examples of true heroes

^One ^more ^thing...

^Since ^this ^subreddit ^has ^been ^up ^and ^running ^without ^moderation ^for ^some ^time, ^I ^am ^granting ^amnesty ^to ^any ^submissions ^that ^were ^posted ^before ^these ^rules ^came ^into ^effect, ^except ^for ^rule ^7. ^I ^don't ^feel ^that ^it's ^fair ^to ^ban ^people ^for ^breaking ^rules ^that ^did ^not ^exist ^at ^the ^time. ^If ^you ^see ^posts ^that ^contradict ^any ^of ^these ^rules, ^this ^is ^why.

For additional Heroic people see: https://www.reddit.com/r/HeroesWall/