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‘One hell of a guy’ Michael J. Manley, Sr., receives U.S. Coast Guard Lifesaving Medal

Manley

Posted on September 28, 2017 by Carnegie Hero Fund

Last fall, Michael J. Manley, Sr., was posthumously awarded the Carnegie Medal for attempting to save his step-son, Andrew Short, from drowning one year earlier.   Manley drowned in the rough …

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Carnegie Medal presentation to family of Michael J. Manley

Carnegie Medal presentation to Michael J. Manley

Posted on May 31, 2017 by Carnegie Hero Fund

Family and friends gathered in Wilmington, Del., in February 2017 for the posthumous awarding of the Carnegie Medal to Michael J. Manley, Sr., who died Sept. 27, 2015, after saving …

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Michael J. Manley, Sr.

Michael J. Manley, Sr.

Posted on September 28, 2016 by Carnegie Hero Fund

Michael J. Manley, Sr., died attempting to save Andrew Short from drowning, Virginia Beach, Virginia, September 27, 2015. While swimming in the Atlantic Ocean, Andrew, 17, was caught by a …

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