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Officer John Smith, 2019 Awardee

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Overheard: Impulse 60

March awardees

Posted on February 6, 2020 by Jewels Phraner

When you see this little round face screaming, that’s something you just can’t leave. I don’t think there’s a human in the world that would not jump out and grab …

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Overheard: Impulse 59

March awardees

Posted on October 23, 2019 by Jewels Phraner

It was just instinct. God led the way. — Vickie Tillman, Carnegie Medal awardee #10000 I thank God for allowing me to be in that position and not allowing me …

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Carnegie Medal presentation to Carnegie Hero John Gerard O’Rourke

Carnegie Hero John Gerard O'Rourke

Posted on October 23, 2018 by Jewels Phraner

From left, Milford (Conn.) Mayor Ben Blake stands with Diane O’Rourke and husband, Carnegie Hero John Gerard O’Rourke after presenting the Carnegie Medal to O’Rourke for his rescue of a …

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Overheard: Impulse 55

overheard 57

Posted on October 22, 2018 by Jewels Phraner

I said, “We gotta go,” grabbed her arm, and we dashed off.  —John Paul Hollyfield, Carnegie Medal awardee #9962, who saved a 6-year-old girl from being crushed by a falling …

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