#heroism

#heroism

The two films embody a retreat from the dark, gritty, real-world templates that ran amok once the genre really took off over the last couple of decades. They offer a vision of heroism that includes self-sacrifice and protection of the innocent.

"On July 5th, 2025, Jeff Brady made the ultimate sacrifice when he gave his life to save two young boys, ages 10 and 12, from drowning in the river. Jeff didn't hesitate, he saw children in danger and acted without a second thought. That's just who he was.... a protector, a provider, and a selfless hero."

A New Jersey man with the U.S. Coast Guard assisted in rescuing over 165 people from deadly flooding, including survivors from Camp Mystic, a Christian summer camp.

Julian Ryan, a 27-year-old father, died heroically attempting to save his family during catastrophic flooding on July 4, succumbing to an injury sustained while breaking a window.

"No one is so cowardly that love could not inspire him to heroism." -Phaedrus in Plato's Symposium

They go into a building that was collapsed...It wasn't safe, but they went inside,

‘My family thought she's very cute, and I've been hearing about it since the actual rescue date. They're constantly asking me: How's Hudson doing?’ Desalvo shared.

"It was like a boom and you could hear the impact when it landed," Fenner told the local outlet.

I just walk up the shore for the first time ever, and I'm looking out, and there's people screaming in the water.

Unhappy is the land that needs a hero, wrote Bertolt Brecht in Life of Galileo. Heroic resistance by large institutions to government demands may be impossible.

Matt's decision to wear the red suit marks a pivotal return to his roots and acknowledges the gritty nature of his vigilante justice.

The trooper, with help from a local sheriff's deputy, secured both men before safely removing the girl from the vehicle, highway patrol said.

Alaaeddin al-Halabi, a Syrian migrant, bravely intervened during a knife attack in Austria, ramming his car into the assailant to prevent further harm.