Carnegie Medal presentation to Brandon Bair
Carnegie Hero Brandon Bair, left, receives Carnegie Medal from Carnegie Hero Fund Commission member Arthur Scully at a presentation in Rexburg, Idaho, on Nov. 21, 2022. Bair and his family …
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Carnegie Medal presentation to Darnell J. Wilson
From left, Evangela Stanley, owner of People’s Choice Kitchen, Carnegie Hero Darnell J. Wilson, Rochester, New York, Mayor, Malik Evans, and Wilson’s girlfriend, Damaris Marshall, pose for a photograph …
Carnegie Medal presentation in honor of Adam Layman Thomas
Greg Fischer, Mayor of Louisville, Kentucky, right, presents the Carnegie Medal posthumously awarded to Adam Layman Thomas, to his daughter, Ayla Thomas, during a ceremony held in Thomas’s honor at …
Carnegie Medal presentation to Ross C. Johnson
Carnegie Hero Ross C. Johnson, left, poses with U.S. Rep. John Rutherford in his Jacksonville office after Rutherford presented Johnson with the Carnegie Medal Sept. 6, 2022. In May 2020, …
Local Carnegie hero scholarship fund gets boost this summer
This summer, nearly $33,000 was raised for a memorial scholarship in honor of Carnegie Hero Forrest L. Willey, leaving organizers hopeful about the future of the fund. On Oct. 5, 1966, …
Behind the Scenes: Hero Fund welcomes director of operations with passion, purpose, and proficiency
Melissa Wade came to the Carnegie Hero Fund Commission in early September as the fund’s first-ever Director of Operations, bringing with her a wealth of non-profit experience. “I am thrilled …
Impulse 71: Board notes
It was 29 years ago that the late, great Tom Hilliard asked me to become a member of the Hero Fund Commission. I didn’t have a clear idea of what …
From the Archives: 50 years ago ambulance workers save steel work from second, third explosions
Brown’s Island is a 2-mile-long island nestled in the waters of the Ohio River. Surrounded by the rolling hills of Weirton, West Virginia, this little crop of land was home …
Carnegie hero donates grant money to the dogs
By Roger Seibert / Oneida Dispatch Local tow truck owner Andrew Parent recently received a $5,500 grant from the Carnegie Hero Fund for a burning vehicle rescue that …
Friends Remembered: Bruce A. Baxter
Bruce A. Baxter, about 72, died Wednesday, June 22, 2022. In 2008, Baxter, then 58, rescued an elderly woman from burning in Petaluma, California. The 87-year-old woman was in the …
Friends Remembered: Ronald L. Baliko
Ronald L. Baliko, 83, of Brown City, Michigan, died Saturday, Aug. 27, 2022. He was born and raised in Detroit. He married Susan Wilder on March 5, 1977, and retired …
The Quotable A.C.: Impulse 71
“You have made a start, and there is no finish — it goes on forever” — Letter to Charles Taylor, first Hero Fund president, May 31, 1905
Carnegie Medal presentation to Anthony Stephen Capuano
From left, Jersey City (New Jersey) Mayor Steven Fulop and Ryan Chu, honorary mayor for the day, present Carnegie Hero Anthony Stephen Capuano the Carnegie Medal at a private ceremony held on …
Carnegie Medal presentation to Anthony and Jaden DeShawn Peterkin
Carnegie heroes Anthony Peterkin, left, and Jaden DeShawn Peterkin, right, stand proudly with Hero Fund President Eric Zahren after he presented the father and son with the Carnegie Medal at …
Carnegie Medal presentation in honor of Arthur R. Caballero Sr.
Fresno (California) Mayor Jerry Dyer, second from left, presents the Carnegie Medal posthumously awarded to Arthur R. Caballero, Sr., to his family. Pictured from left are Caballero’s son Arthur Caballero, Jr., daughters Desiree Caballero …
Medal presentation in honor of Peter Rosengren
Maura Rosengren, left, accepts the Carnegie Medal posthumously awarded to her husband, Peter Rosengren, from Corinne Pierog, chairperson of the Kane County, Illinois, Board on July 12, 2022, at a …
Medal presentation in honor of Layne Paul Gravois
Lenny and Kristi Gravois, parents of Layne Paul Gravois, hold his Carnegie Medal as the young hero’s siblings, Addison and Collin, look on during a ceremony at the Bayou Country …
Medal presentation to Justin Leland Perry and Jason Hadfield
From left, U.S. Rep. Jack Bergman, on June 29, 2022, presents the Carnegie Medal to heroes Justin Leland Perry and Jason Hadfield for their role in the July 25, 2020, …
Heroic ancestors honored over Independence Day weekend
Although more than 1,000 miles and nearly 100 years apart, the graves of two more Carnegie heroes were marked this past Independence Day weekend (2022) with a bronze medallion honoring …
“A moment of resonance” — New commission employee joins communications team
For as long as I can remember, I’ve been obsessed with larger-than-life tales of heroism and adventure. I read The Iliad and The Odyssey as a teenager and dreamt of …