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  • Heroes
    • Latest Award Announcements
      • Award Announcement Archive
    • Rolls of Honor
      • Two-time Carnegie Medal recipients
    • Search Heroes
    • Resources for Heroes & Families
      • Overview
      • Scholarship Form
      • Beneficiary Form
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      • Academic Honor Cords
      • Carnegie Medal Refinishing
      • Update Contact Information
    • Request More Information On A Hero
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    • A New Century of Heroes available through the Hero Fund
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    • Power of One Archive: Hero Fund Awards 10,000th Carnegie Medal
      • Speeches from Power of One Event
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Officer John Smith, 2019 Awardee

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Illinois ceremony cites four past awardees

Illinois ceremony

Posted on November 23, 2016 by Carnegie Hero Fund

‘It’s never too late to honor a hero’ A diverse group of family, friends, and strangers gathered in a quiet corner of Bunker Hill Cemetery on a hot day in …

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Medal awarded posthumously bought at auction by collector

auction

Posted on May 25, 2016 by Carnegie Hero Fund

 Ivah J. Coles of East St. Louis, Ill., gave his life for a friend on June 8, 1904, within two months of the Hero Fund’s founding in April.  He was …

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