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Author: Griffin Erdely

Carnegie Medal Presentation to Daniel L. Weiss and the family of Antwaun M. Jackson

Posted on November 4, 2024 by Griffin Erdely

In a double-ceremony held Sept. 23 at the Raleigh office of Sen. Ted Budd, two Carnegie heroes were celebrated and recognized. Budd presented Daniel L. Weiss and the family of …

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Carnegie Medal Presentation to the husband of Tawny Hinton

Posted on October 30, 2024 by Griffin Erdely

Bentonville, Arkansas, Mayor Stephanie Orman, left, presents the Carnegie Medal to Craig Hinton, the husband of posthumously awarded Carnegie Hero Tawny Hinton, during an Aug. 27 city council meeting. Tawny …

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Carnegie Medal Presentation to Annie Bilotta, Tisch Schmidt-Williams, Aune Tietz, and Erica Wolf

Posted on October 30, 2024 by Griffin Erdely

The four women responsible for saving their friend from an attacking cougar were presented the Carnegie Medal at an Oct. 10 ceremony held in Seattle’s City Hall. Presenting the medal …

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Carnegie Medal Presentation to Robyn Handley

Posted on October 30, 2024 by Griffin Erdely

Florissant, Missouri, Mayor Tim Lowery, right, and Councilman Robert Parson, Jr., left, presented the Carnegie Medal to Florissant resident Robyn Handley on Sept. 9 at the Florissant City Hall. Handley …

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Impulse 78: Board Notes

Posted on August 29, 2024 by Griffin Erdely

I didn’t really need to drive to the Butler Farm Show ground to have a personal look. The pictures have been all over the news. A speaker’s platform draped in …

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Overheard: Impulse 78

Posted on August 29, 2024 by Griffin Erdely

“It was the most heroic thing I’ve ever seen. Sometimes, people call us heroes. And in this instance, in no way were we the hero. Mikala deserves all the credit.” …

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Roll of Honor updated online

Posted on August 29, 2024 by Griffin Erdely

The Hero Fund recently updated its online Roll of Honor Vol. II that chronicles the brave acts of Carnegie heroes awarded from 2018 to 2022. The Roll of Heroes and …

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Look Back: West Pittston fireman honored with Carnegie Hero Award in 1909

Posted on August 29, 2024 by Griffin Erdely

By Ed Lewis//Times Leader Editor’s note: This story first appeared in the June 2 edition of the (Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania,) Times Leader. It is reprinted with permission. A large stable barn …

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Headstone sparks curiosity to discover more about 1915 posthumous hero

Posted on August 29, 2024 by Griffin Erdely

A Carnegie hero’s headstone recently caught the eye of a Florida resident, who set out to learn more about Ernest W. Henderson, his 1915 drowning, and his family. At Royal …

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Grave marker keeps legacy alive

Posted on August 29, 2024 by Griffin Erdely

Granddaughter Debra Elston Hurd and her daughter, Sara Neufeld, recently affixed a Carnegie Hero grave marker on her grandfather’s headstone in Riverside Cemetery in Newton, Illinois. “I was finally able …

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Friends Remembered: Jamison S. Koczan

Posted on August 29, 2024 by Griffin Erdely

Carnegie Hero Jamison S. Koczan, 48, died recently. Koczan received the Carnegie Medal after he rescued a woman from assault in Winter Park, Florida, on June 16, 2014. The woman’s …

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Friends Remembered: Phillip S. McDonald

Posted on August 29, 2024 by Griffin Erdely

Carnegie Hero Phillip S. McDonald, 77, died on July 25, 2024, in Indianapolis. McDonald was born on June 5, 1947, in Indianapolis to Donald and Hazel McDonald. McDonald received the …

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Friends Remembered: Matthew R. Scribner

Posted on August 29, 2024 by Griffin Erdely

Carnegie Hero Matthew R. Scribner, 37, died suddenly on July 23, 2024, as the result of a motor vehicle accident. Scribner was born on July 27, 1986, in Newark, New …

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Friends Remembered: Jesse C. Garcia IV

Posted on August 29, 2024 by Griffin Erdely

Carnegie Hero Jesse C. Garcia IV, 62, died Wednesday, May 8, 2024, at his home in La Vernia, Texas. Garcia was born to Jesse III and Lucia Flores Garcia on …

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Friends Remembered: Garry Brem

Posted on August 29, 2024 by Griffin Erdely

Carnegie Hero Garry Brem, 91, died on Monday, May 6, 2024. Brem was born to George and Sarah (Heilmann) Brem on July 13, 1932, in Gilroy, California. A U.S. Army …

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2015 shark attack strengthens the call of the sea for victim and rescuer

Posted on August 29, 2024 by Griffin Erdely

Colin W. Cook, 25, was surfing in waters off of Haleiwa, Hawaii, on Oct. 9, 2015. As described in an article by MidWeek, Cook had moved to O’ahu four years …

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Carnegie Medal Presentation to Jeffrey A. Hilke and Scott E. Duncan

Posted on August 26, 2024 by Griffin Erdely

Cole County Sheriff’s Major Aaron Bolinger presented two Missouri men with the Carnegie Medal at an Aug. 5 ceremony held at the sheriff’s office in Jefferson City, Missouri. Jeffrey A. …

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Carnegie Medal Presentation to River Barry

Posted on August 26, 2024 by Griffin Erdely

  Millcreek, Utah, Mayor Jeff Silvestrini, right, presented the Carnegie Medal to one of his constituents, River Barry, at an Aug. 12 council meeting held at the city hall. “(We’re) …

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Carnegie Medal Presentation to Michael Louis Lesan

Posted on August 20, 2024 by Griffin Erdely

Carnegie Hero Fund President Eric Zahren, left, presented the Carnegie Medal to Michael Louis Lesan on Aug. 17 at The Carnegie Center of Columbia Tusculum in Cincinnati. The father of …

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Carnegie Medal Presentation to Jakob Thompson

Posted on August 9, 2024 by Griffin Erdely

  Vice Mayor Mark Zeitler, left, presented Carnegie Hero Jakob Thompson with the Carnegie Medal during a Lantana, Florida, town council meeting on July 8. Thompson received the Carnegie Medal …

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