Everyday Hero Stories

Where did your values come from?

We've all had people in our lives who have made a positive impact on us. A parent or grandparent, a sibling who was there for us, or maybe even just a guy who shines shoes for a living? Whoever they are, tell us their story so they can inspire us even more.

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INSPIRATION
TREMELE P 17 on the ACT, raised in a single parent household, attended two high schools on alert, didn't pass the high school exit exam until the fall of his senior year, and today Mr. Perry possesses not only a high school diploma, but a college degree and law school degree.
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GIVING BACK
GIVE A LITTLE Autism and Tourettes personally effects my life. I am 13 and my brother is 5. We both have Tourettes syndrome. Life can be very difficult, more than anyone other than people experiencing it can know. I have used my knowledge to teach others about Tourettes and help in therapy for autism.
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ENCOURAGEMENT
CONCERT I don't have a story to tell, but want to thank you for the ad on Fox TV which airs every morning. It was just on again and I got a lump in my throat again watching it. It shows a little boy playing the piano at a concert and the theme is Encouragement. I look forward to it every morning. What a wonderful way to...
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COMPASSION
GROWING UP COMPASSIONATE My son, Arthur, is 9 years old. He has always had a compassionate heart. When he was in kindergarten he saw me looking at a website that collects school supplies to be sent for the soldiers to pass out. He wanted to collect supplies and send them in. So he asked everybody for supplies and donations. I had a...
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PATIENCE
A LITTLE AT A TIME My father shot himself in the head when I was 28. Although I was an adult and out of the house, the effect was devastating. Many wonderful people in my life gave me tidbits, little puzzle pieces, that together made it possible to carry on. One of the most important things anyone said to me was to have patience...
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DETERMINATION
GIVING UP IS NOT AN OPTION IN MY LIFE When I was 8, I was diagnosed with ADD (attention deficit disorder). At the time, I did not realize how bad it really was until around early middle school. I started to notice my inability to stay on task. I was always getting frustrated and mad at myself until I said the only thing I can do is to try as hard as...
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FRIENDSHIP
RYLEE D Rylee is an inspiration to everybody. She's there when anybody is down. She is the one that I want to talk to whenever I have a problem or if I need sombody to lift my spirits. She may not be my physical hero but she is my friend and she has saved me from pain that others inflict upon me.
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HELPING OTHERS
LAWRENCE J At 25 years of age, he married a single mom with three young children ages 5,4,3. He adopted the kids within a year and raised them along with the two more that came along 5 and 10 years later. He selflessly worked three jobs for at least twenty years to support his wife and five children. They never wanted for a...
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PERSEVERANCE
JOYCE S My mother is 109 pounds of pure heart. She has been through so much in her life. She lost her first husband, my father, to adultery. She doesn't talk about it much, but I'm sure it hurt her very much. Through the years since divorcing my dad, mom had very little help from him financially. He was involved very...
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CARING
WILEY P When I was 3 years old, I almost fell in a lake and he saved my life by running after me and catching me before I fell in. He is my uncle and he died of cancer 5 years ago...RIP Uncle Wiley!!!
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COURAGE
SOFIA N My mother, Sofia was the most enduring person I have ever known- after surviving WWII in Ukraine, my parents emigrated to Brazil. I was burned by a neighbor and she refused to accept the doctor's sentence that after a cardiac arrest, I would not survive. 4 weeks of being in a coma I woke up with perfect sight and...
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MAKING A DIFFERENCE
CHARLES L Served in Iraq and was hit by IED and lost both legs. Courage under fire, served his country, changed his life and others, compassion for others, noble character, Brave Soldier.
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INSPIRATION
BEN T My dad is my hero. Since I was 2 years old it was only my dad who raised me. We struggled a lot and he worked as many jobs as he could to make more than enough money to support us two and buy me anything and everything I wanted when I was little. Still to this day, he is the hardest worker I have ever seen. He...
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INSPIRATION
CHARLES L On June 8th, 2011 my brother's vehicle was hit by an IED while he was on a mission in Iraq. PFC Matthew England was killed in action. My brother's legs were severely injured, along with massive wounds to his torso and severe burns on his arms. Two of his fellow soldiers and one civilian walked away from the...
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COMPASSION
BOB M Mr.Marley was a peacemaker. Bob helped create human rights for African people. Bob told the world ''We are one blood Black,White,Chinese,Japanese same red blood.'' Bob got a Nobel Peace prize. Bob wanted all people to live in harmony, one man tried to kill him, but Bob kept speaking about peace. Bob was born on...
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COURAGE
KALEIGH C Kaleigh is the most inspirational person I have ever met. Her unwavering dedication to tumblr, glee, and crisscolfer is truly something to be revered. She is my OTP and I will always love her.
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CONFIDENCE
SEE MY DOG See My Dog is about a little girl who has a great skill and gift within her. She dreams it and sees it. More importantly, as parents, guardians, and teachers, we may not see our children's abilities but because they do, we must!
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SPORTSMANSHIP
SPORTSMANSHIP SportsManShip Many years ago I was playing a co-ed soft ball game. It was a rainy day the game was all tied up in the 7th inning. When the first batter got up and hit a double the second batter hit a single. So there was a female on second and a male on first. The next batter hit a fly ball to the outfield the...
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LAUGHTER
LAUGHTER Laughter: Today I awoke with an uncertain future ahead. My unemployment benefits have expired I have no job and now I am facing the prospect of Social Services. Things certainly could be worse. I have my health and two great kids that make me laugh when I’m feeling down. I find a little laughter is good...
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CARING
CARING CARING- From a young age I have always been magnetized towards the “outcasts”. The outcasts were the kids that no one wanted or wanted to be around. They were the kids with worn out shoes and dirty hair. Those who looked like no one cared for them. No one chose them to be teammates when we played games. Kids...
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PATIENCE
PATIENCE Patience Over the last six years I have learned what patience is. Growing up I did not have this value and it is a very important value to have. I always wanted what I wanted when I wanted it. Now I can see that if you are patient you will almost always get what you want if you are supposed to have it. I...
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LOVE
LOVE IS IN THE MOMENT LOVE IS IN THE MOMENT It had been a stupendously “bad” day. One thing after another. The downward spiral continued when the large pitcher of orange juice slid from my hands and smashed to the floor. Glass and sticky juice spewed to the farthest corners of the kitchen, slithering down cabinets and appliances,...
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HELPING OTHERS
A LITTLE ACT OF KINDNESS I came out of church on a very cold winter day and was cleaning off my car when I saw a man standing at the bus stop in front of our church shivering wearing a sweat jacket but no coat. I asked where he was going and he told me to the bus station downtown to get home after being here for his father's funeral. I...
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LOVE
TRUE LOVE AND LIFE My partner of maybe 2 weeks at the time saved my life. I was in the midst of the worst, most severe asthma attack that I'd ever had. Just as I got into our parking lot all I can remember is feeling like I was going to die, I was so scared. I screamed out in fear "I'm going to die". The next thing I know I'm...
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CARING
I'M HERE FOR YOU For as long as I can remember, kids have come to me with their problems. They'll usually just sit and tell me about something that happened to them that upset them, without really seeking advice. I was used to that. Then Mikayla came along. She told me one of the saddest stories I'd ever heard, except this had...
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HONESTY
ERIC'S HONESTY Eric Gravbrot, a homeschool student representing West Valley High School in Yakima, Washington, won the state Washington Interscholastic Activities Association’s 3A boys’ golf championship in May. His honesty/sportsmanship played a key role. On hole #8, he was at even par. It was a par 3 hole, and he missed...
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DETERMINATION
FATHER'S DAY My Father’s father died when I was three-years old. Sadly, I don’t remember him. My Father died long before our daughter was born, a half a world away in China. Obviously they never met. This weekend will be Father’s Day. Getting together with my Mom, Mother-in-law, sister, two nieces, wife, daughter and our...
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COMPASSION
DAVID STUPAY S In the words of Alanis Morrisette "He reminds me God's face is handsome". David is an individual resilient to modern mans stumbling blocks, while all the while never failing to stop and reach out to those who stumble. A hero and friend in all respects. I agape love him!
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ACHIEVEMENT
SELF APPRAISAL A little boy went into a drug store, reached for a soda carton and pulled it over to the telephone. He climbed onto the carton so that he could reach the buttons on the phone and proceeded to punch in seven digits (phone number). The store-owner observed and listened to the conversation: Boy : "Lady, Can you...
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LEARNING
ALLIE A My teacher Mrs. A. is the best reading teacher ever! I had trouble reading. In 6th grade my lexile level was 235! Now my lexile level is 1060 and I am in 8th grade. Thank you for all your hard work Mrs. A. ? YOU VERY VERY MUCH. You have changed my world!
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COURAGE
MICHEL J Michel is my hero because he can't walk. He has had many surgeries to help but it never helped him. He doesn't let his wheelchair separate him from the world. He just keeps in his mind that he is a human being like everyone else and that he should not be treated differently.
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COMPASSION
PEOPLE IN NEED People around the world are in need and we need to help. Some people think that their lives are miserable, and it leads to suicide. But they don't think about people in other countries that have worse lives than them. We need to help raise money for those who can't afford anything and need things. We need to help...
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FRIENDSHIP
WARREN, HEPBURN, & DAVE E The Mirror Never Calls My Name. Snow White’s evil stepmother, Had a great mirror. She’d ask it a question, But once to her horror. It gave not her name, but, instead said another. This greatly tormented this evil stepmother. Well years have gone by, and now that I’m older, I remember that tale, I’ve...
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