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December 2017 edition of imPULSE

December 2017 edition of imPULSE

Posted on January 31, 2018 by Carnegie Hero Fund

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 …

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Carnegie Medal presentation to family of Kenneth R. Atkinson

Carnegie Medal presentation

Posted on January 31, 2018 by Carnegie Hero Fund

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 …

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Kenneth R. Atkinson

Kenneth R. Atkinson

Posted on June 18, 2017 by Carnegie Hero Fund

Kenneth R. Atkinson died rescuing Elizabeth L. Lyons from assault, Centennial, Colorado, April 4, 2016. Lyons, 44, was shot by her husband after she fled through the front door of …

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