U.S Rep. Barry Moore and Enterprise, Alabama, Mayor William E. Cooper, far right, presented the Carnegie Medal to constituent Marvin A. Pinckney, center, during an Enterprise City council meeting on …
Pete was always there for others. Employees, peers, family, and friends. That was his DNA … It’s no surprise his final minute was spent helping others. –Colleague of Peter Rosengren, …
Bruce and Paula Hagemeyer were hiking through the Chewuch River Canyon near Winthrop, Washington, on the afternoon of July 10, 2001, looking for a place to set up camp, when …
In its third installment in a series on Pittsburgh’s contributions to the world, the spring edition of Pittsburgh Quarterly briefly mentions the Carnegie Hero Fund as one of those …
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. …
Carnegie heroes face situations that are surprisingly familiar to all of us, just vastly more dangerous. The latest batch of Carnegie Hero awards involve three rescues of children who survived …
An April 11 ceremony in Rome’s Carabinieri Officers’ School honored 26 people with the Italian Hero Fund’s Carnegie Medal, including two gold medals awarded in memory of two firefighters who …
Twenty-one Carnegie heroes were recently featured in two publications, highlighting not only geographic parallels, but also the common thread of altruism in each respective state through the recounting of their …
About 70 people gathered on a plot of land accessible only by dirt roads on Easter weekend to commemorate the unveiling of a Nebraska Historical Marker detailing the rescue performed …
U.S. Rep. Frank Mrvan of Indiana presented the Carnegie Medal to Sara Schaller at a private presentation on Tuesday, April 22, at the congressional district office in Merrillville, Indiana. Schaller …
Carnegie Hero Fund President Eric Zahren presented the Carnegie Medal to Somerset, Pennsylvania, police officer Kevin E. Huzsek at a ceremony held at the Somerset Country Club on April 10. …
Representative Ilhan Omar of Minnesota presented the Carnegie Medal to Hao Nguyen at a presentation at her office in Minneapolis. Hao was awarded the medal in September 2024 after …
A New Century of Heroes (Lyons Press) – the updated and expanded edition of A Century of Heroes (2004, University of Pittsburgh Press) — is available at the discounted rate …
West Virginia Senator Shelley Moore Capito, center, presented a posthumously awarded Carnegie Medal to the fiancée and child of John Dean Forbush at a private presentation held March 20. …
Waterville, Minnesota, Mayor Bill Conlin presented the Carnegie Medal to his constituent Dalton Grose at a Feb. 2 award ceremony at Waterville’s city hall. Grose, center, is seen with his …
Fairfax, Virginia, County Board of Supervisors Chairman Jeff McKay presented the Carnegie Medal to Mark Pembleton at a presentation held on Tuesday, Jan. 14 at the Fairfax County Government …
On Valentine’s Day, 62 years ago, Marvin E. Panch, 36, a stock car racing driver, was slated to make a practice run at the speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida, in …
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. …
It’s just a sense of duty, a sense of community, you go and you do your best – Emilyn Golden, Carnegie Hero #10343 I’m just glad I was able to …
I dislike “meta” articles. You know, where a writer writes about writing. That’s usually more interesting to the writer than the reader! But after turning out a lot of these …
