The Hero Fund saw increased interest in the Carnegie Medal and its heroes in the months after CBS’ news magazine 60 Minutes aired a segment about Carnegie heroes in Fall …
On Nov. 7, 2021, CBS’ 60 Minutes aired a segment about Carnegie Heroes — focusing on three awardees: TerryAnn E. Thomas, Peter F. Pontzer, and David Michael McCartney, as well …
Feb. 23, 2017 was proclaimed “Duncan O. C. Harris Day” by Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner in honor of the man who was awarded a Carnegie Medal for helping to …
Peter F. Pontzer and Duncan O. C. Harris saved a boy from drowning, Emerald Isle, North Carolina, July 28, 2015. While swimming in the Atlantic Ocean, a 13-year-old boy was …