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Officer John Smith, 2019 Awardee

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Two publications recognize Carnegie Heroes from home states

Posted on May 21, 2025 by Griffin Erdely

Twenty-one Carnegie heroes were recently featured in two publications, highlighting not only geographic parallels, but also the common thread of altruism in each respective state through the recounting of their …

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Overheard: Impulse 74

Posted on August 17, 2023 by Griffin Erdely

A hero in every sense of the word. — Father of Katherine M. Wenszell, Carnegie Medal recipient #10143 She didn’t think about herself, she didn’t hesitate, she didn’t think what …

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Overheard: Impulse 72

Posted on March 10, 2023 by Jewels Phraner

I’m happy that I was able to get him out. To this day, I sometimes think about what I could have done differently. You still wish you could have done …

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Carnegie Medal presentation to Marena L. Kouba

Posted on July 27, 2022 by Jewels Phraner

U.S. Rep. Tom Emmer, left, is pictured with Carnegie Hero Marena L. Kouba and Hero Fund President Eric Zahren, at her award presentation on July 22, 2022, at Fire Lake …

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Marena L. Kouba

Marena L. Kouba

Posted on March 29, 2022 by Jewels Phraner

On July 19, 2020, a man and two children struggled in deep water in Lake Superior near Marquette, Michigan. A member of her college swim team, Marena L. Kouba, 21, …

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