The Carnegie Hero Fund Commission had several visitors to its Pittsburgh office recently. Carnegie Hero Lance O’Pry was visiting the area for work and stopped by to say hello. O’Pry …
U.S. Congressman Jamie Raskin, left, presented the Carnegie Medal to Carnegie Hero Jason Barnes of Westminster, Md., Sept. 14, 2017 at the representative’s Capitol Hill office. In July 2016, Barnes …
Three Carnegie Heroes were presented the Carnegie Medal at the Carnegie Hero World Funds meeting held Oct. 2, 2017 at the Carnegie Corporation offices in New York. Hero Fund Commission …
From left, Carnegie Heroes Robbie Goering-Jensen, Dennis Wilson, C. Fredric Holbeck, and Brett Bailes display their Carnegie Medals, while Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts and Omaha Police Capt. Michael McGee stand …
Carnegie Hero Fund Commission President Eric P. Zahren presented the Carnegie Medal to the family of Carnegie Hero Dennis D. Swenson in a private ceremony held Aug. 20, 2017 …
Seattle (Wash.) Police Officer John David Smith, center, was presented the Carnegie Medal by U.S. Rep. Dave Reichert, right, who represents Washington’s eighth district. With them is Kaarisa B. Karley, …
California Highway Patrol Capt. Barry Koenig, right, presented the Carnegie Medal to Stephanie Melinda Marino in an Oct. 24, 2017 presentation held at the highway patrol’s office in Stockton, Calif. …
From left, recent Carnegie Medal awardees Robert Sunkel and Linda Nolan with Ralph Cash Kaschai, a volunteer presenter of the Carnegie Medal who is also a Carnegie Hero, awarded in …
On a beautiful October afternoon, more than 300 distinguished guests — including Vartan Gregorian, Yo-Yo Ma, and Big Bird — gathered in the Beaux-Arts splendor of The New York Public …
At the age of 10, I started my summer by creating a neighborhood newsletter, formatted on a double-sided, 8.5-by-11 piece of paper. The handwritten, hand-drawn publication mostly included puzzles, a …
[Best_Wordpress_Gallery id=”223″ gal_title=”imp 52 harris book”] A third book written by Carnegie Hero Charles S. Harris, a self-proclaimed relic hunter, was released in November 2017. The History and Story of …
After her fiancé, Earl Francis Higgins, died aiding a boy who fell into the Los Angeles River, Nancy J. Rigg committed herself to advocacy for improved swift-water rescue training. She …
It was Thanksgiving Day in 1949 when a fire tore through a house in the village of Aquashicola, Pa., and forever changed the lives of two young families. John N. …
Dmitriy A. Bondarenko died attempting to save Aleks M. Kanishchev from drowning in Panama City, Fla., on Aug. 10, 2016. Kanishchev, 60, became trapped in a strong current in the …
Justin William Schroepfer died attempting to save Kaylilyn S. Tansey and Abigail L. Sprinkle from drowning in Marquette, Mich., on June 11, 2016. Tansey and Sprinkle, both 22, were wading …
Angel Darlene Fiorini and Matthew Paul Burson helped to rescue Gianna E. Fiorini from a burning building, Burson also rescuing Fiorini, in Newman Lake, Wash., on Oct. 28, 2016. Gianna, …
James Raymond Garvey, Sr. saved Ryan Hindinger from a burning vehicle in Imler, Pa., on Nov. 19, 2016. Hindinger, 26, was driving his sport utility vehicle on a rural stretch …
Hilton Quintana and Kyle Van Note rescued Andreas Kruizenga from a burning vehicle in Cresco, Pa., on Aug. 25, 2016. Kruizenga, 65, was the driver of a car that overturned …
Joshua J. Owen helped to rescue a woman and a baby from assault in Shawnee, Kan., on Sept. 11, 2016. In a store parking lot in the afternoon, two assailants …
Mark Rich helped to save a girl from drowning in Atlantic Beach, N.C., on July 25, 2016. A 9-year-old girl and her younger sister were caught in the strong current …
