Carnegie Hero Fund Commission president Eric P. Zahren traveled to Ottawa, Ont., to present the Carnegie Medal to the family of Michael Lumahang and Jesse T. Haw at a …
Carnegie Hero Victor M. Ortiz, right, a New Jersey Transit Police officer, was presented the Carnegie Medal by police chief Christopher Trucillo at a Nov. 16, 2017, ceremony held at …
From left, recent Carnegie Hero John Paul Hollyfield, Ashley S. Gruwell, whom Hollyfield saved in his rescue act, U.S. Sen. Chris Van Hollen, and Carnegie Hero Fund Commission President Eric P. …
Carnegie Hero Fund Commission President Eric P. Zahren presented the Carnegie Medal to Carnegie Hero Merrill O. Naylor in a private ceremony held Jan. 24, 2018, in Stephens City, Va. …
Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett, right, presented the Carnegie Medal to the family of Carnegie Hero Kevin D. Little Jr. at a Jan. 28, 2018, church service held at Hephatha Lutheran Church in …
Carnegie Hero James O. Vernon, left, and U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood pose for a picture after LaHood presented the Carnegie Medal to Vernon at a Jan. 16, 2018, ceremony held …
By Brian Fitzpatrick Regina Leader-Post For Regina, Sask., men Andy Hilderman, Mark Barnard, and Mike Landry, a quiet beer in a city tavern is a world removed from the chaotic …
During summer 2018, the Carnegie Hero Fund Commission will be celebrating the awarding of its 10,000th Carnegie Medal. Although the details of the 10,000th Carnegie Medal recipient will surely be …
The December 2017 edition of imPULSE, the Commission’s quarterly newsletter, can be read online. This issue includes resumes of the latest awardees’ heroic acts, as well as updates on several awardees and …
Those who learn about the life and death of Carnegie Hero Mary Frances Housley seem to get invested. From a 2007 high school A.P. U.S. History class at Housley’s alma …
Carnegie Hero John Paul Hollyfield was awarded the Carnegie Medal in September 2017 after he saved a 6-year-old girl from being struck by a falling tree limb in July 2015 …
By Mark Laskow, Chair Carnegie Hero Fund Commission It is pretty rare that a discussion of heroism erupts into the national discourse the way it did this fall. Almost everyone …
By Arnold Bass The Michigan City News-Dispatch There are numerous stories that tout the virtues and sometimes non virtuous events that marked the county’s history. In my researching the history …
By Carolyn Schiavo Raynham, Mass. My grandfather was a recipient of the Carnegie Medal for his heroism. Joseph D’Amato (1882- 1933), immigrated to the United States in 1908, at age …
Representatives from seven of the hero funds established by Andrew Carnegie more than a century ago met Oct. 2, 2017 in New York. Nine of the 11 original funds are …
Gov. Matt Bevin presented Carnegie Medal awards to two Kentuckians on Aug. 7, 2017 at a ceremony at the Kentucky State Capitol. Lori Doppelheuer Kearney of Maysville, Ky., died attempting …
Jeanne Atkinson, left, hugs Arapahoe County (Colo.) Sheriff David C. Walcher after accepting her late husband’s Carnegie Medal. Kenneth R. Atkinson was fatally shot in April 2016 after he responded …
By Lawrence W. Reed The Newnan Times-Herald Just for a moment, imagine a world without heroes. There would still be lots of good and decent people, mixed in with the …
The Carnegie Hero Fund Commission had several visitors to its Pittsburgh office recently. Carnegie Hero Lance O’Pry was visiting the area for work and stopped by to say hello. O’Pry …
U.S. Congressman Jamie Raskin, left, presented the Carnegie Medal to Carnegie Hero Jason Barnes of Westminster, Md., Sept. 14, 2017 at the representative’s Capitol Hill office. In July 2016, Barnes …
