Impulse 78: Board Notes
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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Officer John Smith,
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Category: Impulse Issue 78
Overheard: Impulse 78
“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.” …
Roll of Honor updated online
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 …
Look Back: West Pittston fireman honored with Carnegie Hero Award in 1909
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 …
Headstone sparks curiosity to discover more about 1915 posthumous hero
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 …
Grave marker keeps legacy alive
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 …
Friends Remembered: Jamison S. Koczan
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 …
Friends Remembered: Phillip S. McDonald
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 …
Friends Remembered: Matthew R. Scribner
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 …
Friends Remembered: Jesse C. Garcia IV
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 …
Friends Remembered: Garry Brem
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 …
2015 shark attack strengthens the call of the sea for victim and rescuer
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 …
Carnegie Medal Presentation to Jakob Thompson
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 …
Carnegie Medal Presentation to Stephen Harder
U.S. Rep. Dan Newhouse presented Quincy, Washington, police officer Stephen Harder with the Carnegie Medal for Heroism at a June 20 ceremony held at Quincy City Hall. Pictured are Newhouse …
Carnegie Medal Presentation to Bruce J. Lake
Truro (Nova Scotia) Police Inspector Bruce Lake, left, was presented the Carnegie Medal by, from left, police Chief Dave MacNeil and police board Vice Chair Bill Thomas at the June …
Carnegie Medal Presentation to Fairuz Jane Schlecht
At some point the night Fairuz Schlecht rescued three children from a burning apartment in Newport Beach, California, someone put a beautiful blanket over her to keep warm. “It’s …
Carnegie Medal Presentation to Ashley Harkins
Connecticut State Police Colonel Daniel Loughman, right, presented the Carnegie Medal to police Sergeant Ashley Harkins on May 29 at the Connecticut State Police annual awards ceremony held at the …
Carnegie Medal Presentation to the family of Adem Qorri
Volunteer presenter Tom Trento presents the Carnegie Medal to the family of Adem Qorri, from left, wife Blerta, and sons, Adan, 11, and Diar, 6. Qorri’s family and friends gathered …
Carnegie Medal Presentation to Judy Arroyo
Long Beach City Manager Daniel Creighton, right, presented police officer Judy Arroyo with the Carnegie Medal for Heroism at a June 4 private ceremony held at the City of Long …
Carnegie Medal Presentation to Thomas Elbrecht
Unified Fire Chief Dominic Burchett, right, presented the Carnegie Medal to firefighter Thomas Elbrecht at a private ceremony held on June 25 at the Unified Fire Authority station in …