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Category: presenting

Carnegie Medal Presentation to Jakob Thompson

Posted on August 9, 2024 by Griffin Erdely

  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 …

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Carnegie Medal Presentation to Stephen Harder

Posted on July 17, 2024 by Griffin Erdely

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 …

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Carnegie Medal Presentation to Bruce J. Lake

Posted on July 17, 2024 by Griffin Erdely

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 …

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Carnegie Medal Presentation to Fairuz Jane Schlecht

Posted on July 5, 2024 by Griffin Erdely

  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 …

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Carnegie Medal Presentation to Ashley Harkins

Posted on July 5, 2024 by Griffin Erdely

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 …

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Carnegie Medal Presentation to the family of Adem Qorri

Posted on July 5, 2024 by Griffin Erdely

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 …

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Carnegie Medal Presentation to Judy Arroyo

Posted on July 5, 2024 by Griffin Erdely

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 …

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Carnegie Medal Presentation to Thomas Elbrecht

Posted on July 5, 2024 by Griffin Erdely

  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 …

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Carnegie Medal Presentation to Robert J. Selfridge III

Posted on July 5, 2024 by Griffin Erdely

Chief Fred Grimste of the Barnegat Light (New Jersey) Volunteer Fire Company presented the Carnegie Medal to Robert J. Selfridge III at a ceremony held June 27 at his fire …

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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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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 Heath Martin

Posted on April 8, 2024 by Jewels Phraner

Hero Fund President Eric Zahren presented the Carnegie Medal to Springboro (Ohio) police officer Heath Martin Thursday, April 4, 2024, at the Springboro Council meeting. “While we recognize with gratitude …

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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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Carnegie Medal presentation to David Philip Duffey

Posted on March 8, 2024 by Jewels Phraner

Hero Fund President Eric Zahren, along with Slippery Rock University President Karen Riley, presented Carnegie Hero David Philip Duffey with the Carnegie Medal at a March 7 private event on …

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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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