He Taught Us to Fly
A World War II pilot and teacher is remembered for all the people he inspired to aviation.
HeroicStories
The stories of HeroicStories.
Mass Transit Confusion
A traveler is helped through Japan’s complicated mass transit maze by a friendly local gentleman; teaching a lesson in helping strangers.
Mother’s Motto
An artistic mother teaches her daughters how to find the best in people, and emphasize that.
My Freddie Bear
A young man at a shelter brings teddy bears to all the women and children… becoming a life long hero to many.
From Stranger to Neighbor
A neighborly man offers to drive construction supplies home in his large truck.
When Mother Learned to Drive
by Janet McAllister Hounsell Conway, New Hampshire, USA It was perhaps just one small step for womankind, but my Mother became a hero to me when she got her driver’s license. Maybe not all men were adverse to their wives learning to drive, but plenty of them were. In the 1930s, the family car was … Read more
Two Flats and an Impressive Scar
A woman pulls over to help a very “feminine” driver with a flat and learns a lesson in toughness.
The Team Builder
An immigrant boy ends up teaching a football team how to be a team as they learn to care about his success.
She Didn’t Have to Care
Unexpected help comes when the clerk at a rental agency goes out of her way to help a young mother find an apartment.