Heroes who did not fear the end

1. "Roger that, sir. Thank you." – Michael P. Murphy

Michael P. Murphy was a US Navy SEAL officer who was awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions in the War in Afghanistan. He was killed on June 28, 2005 after his team became surrounded by Taliban forces in Afghanistan. Murphy had left his covered position to get better reception to contact headquarters and request immediate support for his team. He dropped his satellite phone after being shot more than 14 times, but still managed to retrieve the device and finish his call, even signing off with a “Thank you” while fighting Taliban from an exposed position. Lt Murphy is truly an American hero in every sense of the word.

3. "Let me go to the house of the Father." – Pope John Paul II

Pope John Paul II, was born Karol Jozef Wojtyla in the town of Wadowice, Poland on May 18, 1920. Forced to do manual labor during the Nazi occupation of Poland, by the age of 20 he had lost his mother, father, and only brother. He has been credited with helping to end the Communist rule in his native Poland as well as the rest of Europe. Perhaps the most beloved pope of all time, his funeral was attended by four kings, five queens, at least 70 presidents and prime minister, more than 14 leaders of other world religions, and an estimated four million mourners gathered in and around Vatican City.

5. "I've made peace with God; tell my family that I love them." – Jared C. Monti

Jared Christopher Monti was a United States Army soldier who received the military’s highest decoration for valor, the Medal of Honor for his actions during the War in Afghanistan. Monti was deployed together with his unit when they were attacked by a group of enemy insurgents. After another soldier in his unit was wounded, Monti attempted to rescue him three times which lead to him being killed in action. The authorization for Monti’s Medal of Honor was signed by President Barack Obama, the President’s first, at the White House in 2009.

7. "Are you guys ready? Let's roll." – Todd Beamer

Todd Morgan Beamer was an American passenger aboard United Airlines Flight 93, which was hijacked and crashed as part of the September 11 attacks in 2001. While trying to place a credit card call through a phone located on the back of a plane seat, Beamer was redirected to a customer service representative, who passed him to the airphone’s supervisor. With FBI agents listening in on their call, Beamer informed the airphone supervisor of the evolving situation with the hijackers onboard. He was later one of four passengers who attempted to take back control of the plane from the hijackers.

9. "Even if my fingernails are torn out, my nose and ears are ripped apart, and my legs and arms are crushed, this physical pain does not compare to the pain of losing my nation. My only remorse is not being able to do more than dedicating my life to my country." - Yu Gwansun

Yu Gwansun was a Korean independence activist organizer against the Imperial Japanese colonial rule of Korea. The protest would later be known as the March First Independence Movement, which was a peaceful demonstration by the Korean people against Japanese rule. Yu became one of the leading figures of the movement and a symbol of Korea’s fight for independence. She was arrested during a peaceful protest on April 1, 1919 after her parents were fatally shot by Japanese miltary police. Despite her attempts to obtain a fair trial, the Japanese colonial government found her guilty of sedition and security law violations. She died during her five-year sentence as a result of injuries sustained from torture and beatings in prison.