Carnegie Hero Fund President Eric Zahren presented the Carnegie Medal to Dustin Colson Leaning at a private presentation held Oct. 27 in Boston with friends and family members in attendance. …
Hero Fund President Eric Zahren, left, presented the Carnegie Medal to Sadia Khan at an Oct. 4, 2026, ceremony held along the Rideau River in Ottawa, Ontario, where Khan rescued …
Future generations of Georgia State baseball players will take the field beneath the name of one of the program’s most accomplished players — and one whose courage extended far …
Michael A. Thompson, a long-time member of the Carnegie Hero Fund Commission and an executive with extensive experience in publishing and information services, has been elected chair of the Commission’s …
At the Carnegie Hero Fund Commission’s annual meeting on June 16, 2026, Chair Thomas L. Wentling Jr. and Dr. Peter J. Lambrou were presented with resolutions recognizing their election to …
On the cool, dry afternoon of March 16, 1962, 6-year-old Brian R. Kilbreath was playing with friends in the woods near their homes in Hinton, Alberta, on the eastern slopes …
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. …
The city of Yonkers, New York, recently honored two-time Carnegie Medal recipient John J. O’Neill Sr. with the dedication of a memorial plaque and the establishment of a scholarship bearing …
The Virginia Beach community honored Carnegie Hero Ryan Keith Cox with two permanent tributes on consecutive days in May. The first dedication took place May 30 at New Hope …
Carnegie Hero Jack France and Hero Fund President Eric Zahren pose for a photo together on a July 12, 2026, fishing trip on Lake Huron out of France’s home …
Something tells me to go, and I just go, and I’m happy that he’s alive. –Suzanne Fortin, Carnegie Hero #10319 I tried once to get in and get him and …
Today’s question is, could an artificial intelligence software program — an “AI Agent” — earn the Carnegie Medal for Heroism? Obviously, not. Andrew Carnegie created the Hero Fund with a …
Editor’s note: This story was first published July 20, 2026, in The Batavian. It has been reprinted with permission. By Brian Quinn “Greater love hath no man than to give …
Forty Carnegie Medal recipients whose extraordinary acts of heroism occurred in Pennsylvania’s anthracite coal mines are now honored together on a permanent monument dedicated June 27 at Miners Memorial Park …
Cmdr. Bruce Thomas (of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 6258) presented the Carnegie Medal to the family of posthumously awarded Joshua A. Curtis at a ceremony held on …
San Bernardino (California) County Sheriff Shannon D. Dicus presented the Carnegie Medal to Michael Anthony Castaneda at a private ceremony held in May at the sheriff’s department. Castaneda was awarded …
Throughout her life, Fran Knaggs’ faith has carried her through every chapter of her life, including the loss of her husband Gary Richard Knaggs Sr. in 1977 when she was …
The Carnegie Medal for Heroism, by design, recognizes a very special kind of heroism: a person who risks life and limb to save the life of another person, without any …
Someone screamed for help. It was instinct – it was gut. If was someone in trouble, and I just ran toward it. – Allen Noble Corson Jr., Carnegie Hero #10315 A …
The Congressional Medal of Honor Society recently announced that five individuals and one nonprofit organization were recognized at the Citizen Honors Awards on March 25 for National Medal of Honor …
