Today's Hero Blog

You would not think that my brother Nate is a hero to look at him. He’s just a typical bespectacled, paunchy, balding middle aged man. But as radio commentator Paul Harvey used to say, wait until you hear the rest of the story!
I always knew he was special, but when Nate was only thirteen, I [...]

If I had to choose just one hero in my life, it would be my late father, Louis Boone. My daddy was a man who had a rigid set of values and lived by them all of his life, whether it was easy or not, whether it was politically correct or not, and whether you [...]

My son, Tommy Carpenter, is a hero in my eyes. He dedicated his life to helping others in every way he could, and though he was taken from us much too soon, even in his final act in this world, he was giving to others.
Tommy was the oldest of my four children, and he loved [...]

I would like to nominate my wife of 35 years, Carmen Jellison, as one of your heroes.
Carmen and I met when I was in a military hospital being treated for injuries I received while on active duty in the Navy. An accident on board my ship crushed my right leg and resulted in my foot [...]

When a suicide bomber detonated his deadly cargo beside Sergeant Darron Mikeworth’s Humvee in near Baghdad in April, 2005, the young soldier’s life was changed forever in a blinding flash of fire and steel.
After weeks in a coma, Sergeant Mikeworth awoke to learn just how much damage the bomb had done to his body. Every bone [...]

Howard Preston is one of those people whose name will never be in the newspaper or on TV, but to a lot of young people in my hometown, he is definitely a hero.
Mr. Preston was my high school guidance counselor. In our small school, everybody doubled up on their duties, so he also taught English [...]

Manny Montero is my husband and my hero. On our first date Manny impressed me when he rented a stretch limo and showed up at my door wearing a tuxedo. He had overheard me telling my girlfriend that I was tired of guys who went on dates in worn out blue jeans and T-shirts.
My father [...]

My father, Les Blocher, is an unsung hero who needs recognition. At age 79, I don’t think he has ever had a grumpy day in his life. Anytime you see my Daddy, he has a smile on his face.
Daddy was raised on a farm in Kentucky and left home to study veterinary medicine after he [...]

The day I first met Curtis Johnson was the luckiest day of my life, but you could not have convinced me of it back then. I was assigned to his unit as a rookie police paramedic, and I am ashamed to say that my upbringing in a backward part of the South left me prejudiced [...]

My boss, Tim Rutkowski, is deserving of recognition as a hero in your blog.
I worked for the same company for nearly 30 years, starting out as a temp during their busy summer season and eventually working my way up to a position as Administrative Assistant to the CEO. It was the only job I ever [...]