We need heroes, so here they come
By Lawrence W. Reed The Newnan Times-Herald Just for a moment, imagine a world without heroes. There would still be lots of good and decent people, mixed in with the …
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Awardee, U.K. hero fund trustees visit Commission offices
The Carnegie Hero Fund Commission had several visitors to its Pittsburgh office recently. Carnegie Hero Lance O’Pry was visiting the area for work and stopped by to say hello. O’Pry …
Carnegie Medal presentation to Jason Barnes
U.S. Congressman Jamie Raskin, left, presented the Carnegie Medal to Carnegie Hero Jason Barnes of Westminster, Md., Sept. 14, 2017 at the representative’s Capitol Hill office. In July 2016, Barnes …
Carnegie Medal presentation to Gary J. Messina, David Blauzvern, and John J. Green III
Three Carnegie Heroes were presented the Carnegie Medal at the Carnegie Hero World Funds meeting held Oct. 2, 2017 at the Carnegie Corporation offices in New York. Hero Fund Commission …
Carnegie Medal presentation to Robbie Goering-Jensen, Dennis Wilson, C. Fredric Holbeck, and Brett Bailes
From left, Carnegie Heroes Robbie Goering-Jensen, Dennis Wilson, C. Fredric Holbeck, and Brett Bailes display their Carnegie Medals, while Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts and Omaha Police Capt. Michael McGee stand …
Carnegie Medal presentation to Dennis D. Swenson
Carnegie Hero Fund Commission President Eric P. Zahren presented the Carnegie Medal to the family of Carnegie Hero Dennis D. Swenson in a private ceremony held Aug. 20, 2017 …
Carnegie Medal presentation to John David Smith
Seattle (Wash.) Police Officer John David Smith, center, was presented the Carnegie Medal by U.S. Rep. Dave Reichert, right, who represents Washington’s eighth district. With them is Kaarisa B. Karley, …
Carnegie Medal presentation to Stephanie Melinda Marino
California Highway Patrol Capt. Barry Koenig, right, presented the Carnegie Medal to Stephanie Melinda Marino in an Oct. 24, 2017 presentation held at the highway patrol’s office in Stockton, Calif. …
Carnegie Medal presentation to Robert Sunkel and Linda Nolan
From left, recent Carnegie Medal awardees Robert Sunkel and Linda Nolan with Ralph Cash Kaschai, a volunteer presenter of the Carnegie Medal who is also a Carnegie Hero, awarded in …
Nine philanthropists honored at Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy event in New York
On a beautiful October afternoon, more than 300 distinguished guests — including Vartan Gregorian, Yo-Yo Ma, and Big Bird — gathered in the Beaux-Arts splendor of The New York Public …
New editor Jewels Phraner helms Commission newsletter
At the age of 10, I started my summer by creating a neighborhood newsletter, formatted on a double-sided, 8.5-by-11 piece of paper. The handwritten, hand-drawn publication mostly included puzzles, a …
Carnegie Hero Charles S. Harris releases third book about Civil War relics
[Best_Wordpress_Gallery id=”223″ gal_title=”imp 52 harris book”] A third book written by Carnegie Hero Charles S. Harris, a self-proclaimed relic hunter, was released in November 2017. The History and Story of …
Fiancée commits to legacy of Earl Francis Higgins
After her fiancé, Earl Francis Higgins, died aiding a boy who fell into the Los Angeles River, Nancy J. Rigg committed herself to advocacy for improved swift-water rescue training. She …
From the archives: Grave marker of John N. Miller unveiled
It was Thanksgiving Day in 1949 when a fire tore through a house in the village of Aquashicola, Pa., and forever changed the lives of two young families. John N. …
Friends remembered: Berman P. Detty
Carnegie Hero Berman P. Detty, 81, of Frankfort, Ohio, died July 16, 2017. On January 7, 1988, Detty responded to the scene of a burning car that had been involved …
Friends remembered: Ronald W. Miracle
Ronald W. Miracle, 68, of St. Charles, Mo., died May 20, 2017. Miracle was awarded the Carnegie Medal in 1991 after he saved a woman from a burning car on …
Carnegie Medal presentation to Steven Michael Paulus
From left, Louisiana First Lady Donna Edwards applauds, as Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards presents the Carnegie Medal to Steven Michael Paulus, while Paulus’ wife Melanie and sons Hunter and Brennan …
September 2017 edition of imPULSE
The September 2017 edition of imPULSE, the Commission’s quarterly newsletter, can be read online. This issue includes resumes of the latest awardees’ heroic acts, as well as updates on several awardees, including …
A Web Completed: President Walter F. Rutkowski retires from ‘jewel of an organization’
When Walter Rutkowski walked into the Hero Fund offices in September 1973, as a newly hired field investigator, the future must have gleamed like the resident typewriter keys busy telling …
‘One hell of a guy’ Michael J. Manley, Sr., receives U.S. Coast Guard Lifesaving Medal
Last fall, Michael J. Manley, Sr., was posthumously awarded the Carnegie Medal for attempting to save his step-son, Andrew Short, from drowning one year earlier. Manley drowned in the rough …