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Ron Pearson didn't hesitate when he heard screams coming from a burning building in Salisbury, Massachusetts. Despite severe burns to his arms, he ran into the inferno and pulled an elderly man to safety.
When his great-grandmother fell and hit her head on concrete steps, three-year-old Bridger Peabody faced his biggest fear to get help. The toddler ventured into the pitch-black night alone, channeling his favorite cartoon heroes to save her life.
When Patrick found his 1-year-old brother unresponsive in the pool, he didn't freeze. The Texas second-grader pulled him out, alerted his mom, and ran for help—actions authorities say saved little Liam's life.
Leon Segura was driving home when he heard screaming from a burning house. Without hesitation, he punched through a glass door and rescued two children from the flames.
When a shooter left a grocery store after a deadly attack, Merconie Clark and Darius Alston didn't run away. They ran toward danger to protect everyone around them.
When a knife-wielding hit-and-run suspect threatened an Italian city, an Egyptian father and son didn't hesitate to step in and save lives. Their courage earned them official recognition from Italy's Interior Minister.
MacKenzie Lewis ran toward danger when most would flee, pulling a trapped woman from a fiery crash in Lisbon, Ohio. The village honored her bravery with a special proclamation while the woman she saved stood nearby to say thank you.
A Fort Worth officer with 30 years of Marine service pushed through a serious injury to protect a civilian during a dangerous situation. Edward Zapata's training and instinct to serve kicked in when it mattered most.
When armed robbers opened fire at PMJ jewelry shop in Karimnagar, the staff refused to back down and fought to protect their store. Their brave resistance forced the criminals to flee, leaving behind stolen goods.
Two years after a devastating attack at a Sydney shopping center, Australia has honored eight people who risked everything to protect strangers. Their bravery stopped more deaths and showed humanity's best in the darkest moment.
When violence erupted at a homeless shelter in Terre Haute, one brave person didn't run away. They ran toward danger to protect someone else, and police say their courage prevented a tragedy.
A father in China crawled across breaking ice to pull a drowning child from a frozen lake, then nearly got trapped himself before bystanders helped him to safety. Mr. Ban learned his life-saving techniques from watching rescue videos online.