The Kansas City Police Department honored 9-year-old Jason Smith II for his heroism on the night of July 28, 2011 when he saved his baby brother from a rampaging gunman, reports KMBC.com. Jason was asleep next to his grandmother, Jackie Riley, 55, and his 2-year-old brother Zion, when his mother’s ex-boyfriend broke in and shot […]

Sunday’s tragedy not only highlighted the evil man is capable of but also the heroism under duress that man (and woman) is capable of as well. These heroes come from all walks of life and backgrounds. Here are a few of them. Daniel Hernandez A 20-year-old intern to U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords has received a […]