From left, Carnegie Hero Fund Commission President Eric P. Zahren speaks about the heroism of Jennifer Lynn Dixon and Aaron Andrew Young. Zahren presented the Carnegie Medal to them at a Feb. 28, 2019, ceremony held at the Lower Swatara fire hall in Middletown, Pa. Dixon, 27, and Young, 39, rescued two teens who were trapped in an overturned, burning car in November 2016 in Middletown. “Over 10,000 heroes later, we notice all the time that they’re about as varied and different as 10,000 people can be,” Zahren said. “The one thing that we see that is a very common, recurring thread is that they are humble. But it’s important to all of us to hear their stories.” The parents of the teen boy that Dixon rescued attended the ceremony, along with Hero Fund case investigator Joe Mandak. “Jennifer rescued our son, and we will be forever grateful to her and thankful for what she did. She gave us our son,” said the boy’s mother.
Other articles in this issue:
- Friends remembered: Marion J. Wheeler
- Friends remembered: Vernon R. Hughes
- Exceptional Graduates: Graduating scholarship recipient first to wear Hero Fund honor cord
- 2018 in review: 71 awards made, more than $845,000 given in grants
- Board notes: Carnegie Hero Fund stays true to founder’s values
- Andrew Carnegie’s immigration story appears in Journeys essay compilation
- Friends remembered: Jean B.J. Vautour
- Historian David Nasaw speaks of Carnegie’s dreams of peace at Hague event
- Carnegie Medal Presentation to Carnegie Hero Cregg Jerri
- Carnegie Medal presentation to Carnegie Hero John E. Meffert