5 remarkable unsung HEROES—people

5 remarkable unsung heroes—people whose extraordinary actions often go unnoticed.

Number 5: Irena Sendler - Rescuing Children]

"Our fifth hero is Irena Sendler, who saved over 2,500 Jewish children during World War II by smuggling them out of the Warsaw Ghetto."

Number 4: Hugh Thompson Jr. - Hero of My Lai]

"Next, we have Hugh Thompson Jr., a Vietnam War pilot who intervened to save innocent civilians during the My Lai Massacre."

Number 3: Nicholas Winton - Kindertransport Organizer]

"Moving on to Nicholas Winton, the 'British Schindler,' who organized the Kindertransport and rescued 669 Jewish children from Czechoslovakia."

Number 2: Chiune Sugihara - Visa Issuer]

"Chiune Sugihara, a Japanese diplomat, defied orders and issued visas to Jewish refugees, helping them escape Nazi-occupied Europe."

Number 1: Eugene Lazowski - Typhus Ruse]

"Our final hero is Dr. Eugene Lazowski, a Polish physician who saved lives during WWII by faking a typhus epidemic."