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Officer John Smith, 2019 Awardee

Author: Griffin Erdely

Carnegie Medal Presentation to Ryan Pasborg

Posted on May 2, 2024 by Griffin Erdely

Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon, left, presented the Carnegie Medal for Heroism to Ryan Pasborg at a ceremony held at the Governor’s residence in Cheyenne on April 27, 2024. Pasborg was …

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Heroes Among Us

Posted on May 1, 2024 by Griffin Erdely

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Carnegie Medal Presentation to Alan H. Mackie

Posted on April 24, 2024 by Griffin Erdely

  Hero Fund President Eric Zahren traveled to Canada to present the Carnegie Medal for Heroism to Alan H. Mackie at a presentation held April 14 at the Grand Valley …

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Carnegie Medal Presentation to the family of Thomas Lee Hawk

Posted on April 16, 2024 by Griffin Erdely

The family of Thomas Lee Hawk gathered to accept his posthumous Carnegie Medal for Heroism at the Morgan County Public Safety Complex in Madison, Georgia, on April 4. Rep. Mike …

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Carnegie Medal Presentation to Tu Anh Tran

Posted on April 16, 2024 by Griffin Erdely

Lincoln police officer Tu Anh Tran was presented with the Carnegie Medal for Heroism on March 22 by Nebraska Lt. Gov.  Joe Kelly at a presentation held at the Lincoln, …

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Carnegie Medal presentation to Jordan B. Kurtzer

Posted on March 11, 2024 by Griffin Erdely

Nebraska Lt. Gov. Joe Kelly, right, presented the Carnegie Medal for heroism to Jordan B. Kurtzer at a ceremony held Feb. 7 at the Lincoln, Nebraska, State Capitol building. Kurtzer …

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Carnegie Medal presentation to JaCora Morris and Jasmine Lashale Morris

Posted on March 11, 2024 by Griffin Erdely

The Henderson/Morris family poses with U.S. Senator Joni Ernst who presented sisters JaCora Morris and Jasmine Lashale Morris with the Carnegie Medal for heroism on Feb. 23 at a presentation …

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Carnegie Medal presentation to Sean Patrick Kalletta

Posted on March 11, 2024 by Griffin Erdely

Suffolk police officer Sean Patrick Kalletta was presented with the Carnegie Medal for Heroism on Feb. 22 by Suffolk County Executive Edward P. Romaine and acting Commissioner Rob Waring at …

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New England priest devotes life to helping those in crisis situations

Posted on February 29, 2024 by Griffin Erdely

On the morning of March 27, 1966, 7-year-old Catherine L. Waters and her 11-year-old sister Janet were getting ready to go to morning mass in a neighborhood of Providence, Rhode …

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More than a century later, recalling a dizzying account of bravery

Posted on February 29, 2024 by Griffin Erdely

By Jim Buchanan//The Sylvia (North Carolina) Herald Editor’s note: This story first appeared in the Nov. 23 edition of The Sylvia Herald and is reprinted with permission. It’s been more …

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The Quotable A.C.: Impulse 76

Posted on February 29, 2024 by Griffin Erdely

  “I resolved to stop accumulating and begin the infinitely more serious and difficult task of wise distribution.” — Andrew Carnegie, Gospel of Wealth, 1889

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Overheard: Impulse 76

Posted on February 29, 2024 by Griffin Erdely

I know he died a hero and that gives me comfort, and I said, ‘He earned his wings for sure that day.’ — Widow of Scott Kilburn, Carnegie Medal recipient …

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Impulse 76: Board Notes

Posted on February 29, 2024 by Griffin Erdely

Perhaps there are some everyday takeaways in the stories of the Carnegie heroes. Not something that will send you running into a burning building or plunging into swift, icy waters, …

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Friends Remembered: Arnold Warren Parrett

Posted on February 29, 2024 by Griffin Erdely

Arnold Warren Parrett, 85, of Hamilton, Kentucky, died Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2023. He was born to Neal and Pearl (Manning) Parrett on Oct. 15, 1938, in Williamsburg, Kentucky. Parrett received …

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Friends Remembered: Donal A. Wallace

Posted on February 29, 2024 by Griffin Erdely

Carnegie Hero Donal A. Wallace, 93, died Saturday, Dec. 9, 2023 in Happy Valley, Oregon surrounded by his family. Wallace was born May 25, 1930 in Sonora, California to Arthur …

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Friends Remembered: Dan Sandman

Posted on February 29, 2024 by Griffin Erdely

Hero Fund Commission member Dan Sandman, 75, of Vero Beach, Florida, and Upper St. Clair, Pennsylvania, died Thursday, Nov. 30, 2023. He had served on the Commission for 21 years. …

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Friends Remembered: Stanley W. Bowes

Posted on February 29, 2024 by Griffin Erdely

Stanley W. Bowes, 86, died on Thursday, Oct. 19, 2023, at the Regina General Hospital in Regina, Saskatchewan. Bowes was born to Stan and Freda (Olson) Bowes in Walpole, Saskatchewan, …

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Friends Remembered: Steven Alan Tarnoff

Posted on February 29, 2024 by Griffin Erdely

Steven Alan Tarnoff, 73, died on Thursday, Oct. 12, 2023, in Morristown, Tennessee. Tarnoff received the Carnegie Medal in 1981 after saving a man from burning after a plane crashed …

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Carnegie Medal for Heroism presentation to Joseph D. Donnell

Posted on February 29, 2024 by Griffin Erdely

Carnegie Hero Joseph D. Donnell, center, recalls the rescue of a 9-year-old boy from a submerged vehicle in a remote reservoir in Oakley, Utah, at his hometown’s Jan. 7 council …

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Carnegie Medal for Heroism presentation to Robert M. Wilson Jr. and Andrew Reischl

Posted on February 29, 2024 by Griffin Erdely

Glendale (Wisconsin) police officers Robert M. Wilson Jr., center, and Andrew Reischl, right, pose with the Carnegie Medal with police Chief Mark Ferguson, who presented the medals to them during …

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