Overheard: Impulse 82
The world needs more Pete’s putting others in front of themselves. He’s a true hero. – Best friend of Peter Rosengren, Carnegie Hero #10279 I was very proud to know …
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Category: Impulse Issue 82
Friends Remembered: Impulse No.82
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. …
2013: Canadian man saves woman from polar bear with shovel
During a cold night on Nov. 1, 2013, 30-year-old Erin A. Greene from Dollard-des-Ormeaux, Quebec, was walking in a neighborhood with two friends to their temporary residence in Churchill, Manitoba, …
Commission elects new officers at 121st annual meeting
The Carnegie Hero Fund Commission met for its 121st annual meeting on June 17, where members unanimously elected the Hero Fund’s 2025-2026 officers. Eric P. Zahren, Thomas L. Wentling Jr., …
Inside the gallery: Carnegie Medal tells story of 1945 rescue inside gas-filled well
Every year, the Carnegie Hero Fund Commission distributes individually-struck, bronze medals to award recipients or their families with the hope that they will serve as a lasting reminder of the …
Impulse 82: Board Notes
The first thing I see when I walk into my office is a jumbo photograph of a natural gas well blowout in Mississippi. The photo captures the massive column of …
Rescue ring program, in honor of Carnegie hero, has saved lives
When Carnegie Hero Aden Spencer Perry died attempting to save a man from a submerging vehicle, his mother focused her grief on a mission to make sure no other …
First scholarship honoring Carnegie hero given to high school graduate
Although Amari Quarles died in his efforts to save his younger brother from drowning, his legacy will live on through a scholarship in his name at the high school he …