Nurse and Word War II heroine -- via RTBF. Termed "The Forgotten Angel of Bastogne," this Belgian nurse stepped up to treat Allied solider and civilian casualties during the Battle of the Bulge, going so far to dress in uniform to collect the wounded under enemy fire. She was thought to have been killed during that battle, but it turns out that she was found in retirement in 2011 and related her story. She had been blown through a wall when a bomb hit, but lived. After the war she simply went on with her life, got married, had kids, never talking about what she did.
Via AP, Dec. 12, 2011 -- "'What I did was very normal,' Chiwy said during the ceremony. 'I would have done it for anyone. We are all children of God.'"
Via AP, Dec. 12, 2011 -- "'What I did was very normal,' Chiwy said during the ceremony. 'I would have done it for anyone. We are all children of God.'"