Read more heroism stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/25097/heroism.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 10:37:21 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/54396/post-911-highest-military-honor-grows-scarce.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe wars in Afghanistan and Iraq have produced only five recipients of the Medal of Honor, all of whom died as a result of their heroism, the Military Times reports. Pentagon stinginess with the highest military honor in the post-9/11 era frustrates service members who say a politicized, stringent, and...http://www.newser.com/story/54396/post-911-highest-military-honor-grows-scarce.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 26 Mar 2009 12:40:25 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/48181/hes-a-good-pilot-lets-leave-it-at-that.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagChesley Sullenberger's skillful landing on the Hudson has made him America's latest hero, but let's not catapult the man into celebritydom, pleads a Gawker essay. Press-ganging the pilot into endless TV appearances (or book deals, parades, whatever) smacks of exploitation and will slowly separate the man from the actual act...http://www.newser.com/story/48181/hes-a-good-pilot-lets-leave-it-at-that.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 17 Jan 2009 10:35:45 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/39459/daughter-finds-long-lost-dad-too-late.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAn email from a stranger brought an entirely unexpected end to Alaina Emery’s 13-year hunt for her father. “Is your father’s name Robert Emery?” the emailer asked. “The whole city of Houston is looking for any relatives.” Emery, Alaina soon learned, was being hailed as a hero, having died while...http://www.newser.com/story/39459/daughter-finds-long-lost-dad-too-late.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 08 Oct 2008 16:52:45 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/32315/did-iconic-photo-drive-soldiers-death.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA photo turned an American medic in Iraq into a hero, showing him carrying an Iraqi child to safety. But the photographer, Warren Zinn, wonders whether it also contributed to his suicide. Joseph Dwyer suffered post-traumatic stress disorder after returning from Iraq; Zinn worries, in the Washington Post , whether his...http://www.newser.com/story/32315/did-iconic-photo-drive-soldiers-death.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 13 Jul 2008 9:48:10 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/29633/college-sailor-died-a-hero.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSurvivors of a capsized college yacht yesterday hailed the boat's safety officer as a hero who gave his life to save theirs, CNN reports. Roger Stone died after pushing two of his Texas A&M University crewmates to safety from below decks last week as the craft rapidly took on water....http://www.newser.com/story/29633/college-sailor-died-a-hero.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 10 Jun 2008 7:53:11 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/21161/wonder-woman-wins-silver-star.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA Texas teenager has become the second woman since World War II to be awarded the Silver Star for bravery in combat. Texas medic Monica Lin Brown, 19, used her body to shield five wounded comrades from gunfire while she treated them after their convoy was caught by a roadside...http://www.newser.com/story/21161/wonder-woman-wins-silver-star.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 10 Mar 2008 5:08:55 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/20652/medal-of-honor-for-sioux-warrior.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe first full-blooded Sioux to receive the Congressional Medal of Honor was awarded his medal 26 years after his death at a moving ceremony at the White House yesterday, reports CNN. President Bush presented the medal to family members of Army Master Sgt. Woodrow "Woody" Keeble, whose courage in World...http://www.newser.com/story/20652/medal-of-honor-for-sioux-warrior.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 04 Mar 2008 6:32:18 CST