Overheard: Impulse 79
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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Officer John Smith,
2019 Awardee
Category: Impulse Issue 79
Impulse 79: Board Notes
I have the odd habit of paying attention to the lyrics of hymns. While the congregation is singing, immersed in the music and the sound, I’m thinking about the lyrics, …
Friends Remembered: Impulse No. 79
Friends Remembered is a collection of tributes to Carnegie heroes, beneficiaries, and others we have lost since the last edition of Impulse. They are listed chronologically by date of passing. …
‘Atomic Age’ comic books tell the stories of Carnegie heroes of the ’40s and ’50s
Wham! Pow! Crack! What started as a 1940 comic book series that told true-ish stories of World War II military heroes turned toward civilian heroes in 1946 with Issue No. …
Archives: Two men subdue machete-wielding assailant
On June 3, 1991, in Racine, Wisconsin, a mother was crossing the street at a crosswalk with her two daughters, when they were hit by a truck driven by a …
Carnegie Medal Presentation to Daniel L. Weiss and the family of Antwaun M. Jackson
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 …
Carnegie Medal Presentation to the husband of Tawny Hinton
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 …
Carnegie Medal Presentation to Annie Bilotta, Tisch Schmidt-Williams, Aune Tietz, and Erica Wolf
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 …
Carnegie Medal Presentation to Robyn Handley
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 …
Carnegie Medal Presentation to Jeffrey A. Hilke and Scott E. Duncan
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. …
Carnegie Medal Presentation to River Barry
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) …
Carnegie Medal Presentation to Michael Louis Lesan
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 …