Heroes

Are you tired of the constant barrage of negativity we see in life and in media, day to day?

Do you want a bona fide reason to acquire a bit of faith in humanity?

This thread* is intended to be a place of respite from the negativity by showcasing stories of true heroes. Selfless people who help others for the sake of helping others.

Welcome. Read and share stories of such heroism here.

* (I would like to ask for this thread to be aggressively moderated if arguments occur that bring this thread off topic. There are already many areas here were that can play out rather than this thread.)

Mamoudou Gassama is a young undocumented Malian immigrant to France that saved the life of a four year old boy, by instantly going into action and climbing four stories of terraces to save the child.

abcnews.go.com/International/malian-migr...ny/story?id=55483363

i think France already granted him honourary citizenship or something. Pretty great story.

Colorcrayons wrote: Mamoudou Gassama is a young undocumented Malian immigrant to France that saved the life of a four year old boy, by instantly going into action and climbing four stories of terraces to save the child.

abcnews.go.com/International/malian-migr...ny/story?id=55483363

This was exactly who I thought of when I read your opening post, we both obviously watched the news today. Yes he has been allowed to apply for citizenship (he wasn't eligible as he was an economic migrant rather than an asylum seeker) and they are finding his a job in the Fire service somewhere.

Colorcrayons wrote: Mamoudou Gassama is a young undocumented Malian immigrant to France that saved the life of a four year old boy, by instantly going into action and climbing four stories of terraces to save the child.

abcnews.go.com/International/malian-migr...ny/story?id=55483363

Truly incredible.

BRB, doing body weight exercise, punisher style.

U.S. Soldiers Spencer Stone, Alek Skarlatos and Anthony Sadler overpowered a Moroccan jihadist armed with an AK-47 on the Paris-bound high-speed service from Amsterdam carrying more than 500 passengers. These heroes were awarded the Legion of Honor by France, its highest honor.

www.france24.com/en/20150824-train-attac...honneur-medal-thalys

Real life "Blade" being a role model and connecting with the youth in his community.

dfw.cbslocal.com/2018/05/29/video-officer-boxing-texas-teen/

nothing to add, just wanted to bump this thread to give it a second chance.

Not a hero, per se, but

Chris, the tweeter, is a Burnsley fan. Burnsley is a League One club in England (third tier of English football) and had been tweeting about struggling with his depression. The club noticed and their CEO took the time to write Chris an actual letter of support and took the opportunity to recommend MIND, which is a non-profit based on improving mental health. The key line in the letter was this: "You've been a fan of the club for many years and always supported us, so we want you to know that if the favour needs returning and we need to support you, please do let us know."

It was a really simple gesture that speaks to the better nature of many people.

Anna Coleman Ladd, a sculptor, who moved to France in 1919 and put her talents to use making masks for soldiers who had suffered massive disfigurement.

A short video showing some of her work

Superfly McPete has spent hours telling me how to fix my crumbling house. And he Secret Satan'd me piles of great stuff.