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There are plenty of heroes who walk among us--even if technically they're on the red carpet. Check out some stories about Hollywood's unlikely heroes below.

National

It’s Hump Day and you need a smile. So take a look at the photo above. At first glance it may look like the toddler…

The City of Houston will show support of our Armed Forces as we celebrate the annual “Houston Salutes American Heroes” Veterans Day Commemoration and Parade. Mayor Annise D. Parker has added a new element to this year’s program by partnering with the City’s Office of Veterans’ Affairs to host the first AT&T Veterans Job Fair. […]

From NYDailyNews.com: Saving the day is all in thefamily for Lance Orton, the T-shirt vendor credited with first telling cops about the bomb-packed SUV parked in the heart of Times Square. His sister is a disaster response expert: Dr. Gina Orton 54, of Virginia, works as a psychiatrist with the Justice Department, counseling law enforcement […]

From The New York Times Shortly before 6:30 p.m. on Saturday, the vendors — Lance Orton and Duane Jackson, who both served during the Vietnam War and now rely on special sidewalk vending privileges for disabled veterans — said they told nearby officers about the Pathfinder, which had begun filling with smoke and then emitted […]