Neerja Bhanot

In 1986, a 22-year-old Indian air hostess named Neerja Bhanot helped hide 41 American passports aboard a hijacked plane. The plane was hijacked by 4 terrorists while the plane was on the ground in Pakistan during a scheduled stop. She died shielding three children from gunfire and was posthumously awarded bravery medals from India, Pakistan, and the United States.