"True heroism is remarkably sober, very undramatic.
It is not the urge to surpass all others at whatever cost,
but the urge to serve others at whatever cost."
— Arthur Ashe
September 16, 1920 – April 17, 1945
Assassinated collaborators, refused to cooperate under torture, faced death without a blindfold
February 7, 1919 – March 23, 2006
He saved 75 wounded soldiers under fire without carrying any weapon
February 13, 1922 – February 10, 2017
Spent his life ensuring no American soldier was forgotten on any battlefield
February 15, 1910 – May 12, 2008
Smuggled 2,500 Jewish children from the Warsaw Ghetto using toolboxes and potato sacks
October 4, 1906 – July 16, 1944
Organized an entire village of 200 people to save 1,000 lives
August 30, 1912 – August 7, 2011
Led 7,000 resistance fighters after her husband was tortured to death
March 23, 1915 – December 15, 1991
Killed 225 Germans at Stalingrad and trained 200 more snipers while blinded
May 13, 1901 – May 25, 1948
Voluntarily entered Auschwitz, built a resistance network, and escaped to tell the world about the Holocaust