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From the Archives: 40th Anniversary of the Rescue on the Potomac

Posted on by Abby Marie
On January 13, 1982, cold temperatures and snow plagued the Washington, D.C., area so much so that, by the afternoon, businesses and schools had closed for the day. The great …
Carnegie hero is ‘witness to history’ as rescuer of Air Florida crash survivors

Posted on by Carnegie Hero Fund
Thirty-five years after the dramatic rescue of survivors of a jet that crashed into the Potomac River in Washington, D.C., one of the four men each awarded the Carnegie Medal …