By John Roberts Danvers, Mass. Our mother, June E. Roberts, raised two children while working for more than 30 years for New England Telephone/NYNEX. Somehow she managed and was able …
Richard Raab, left, a trustee of Amboy Township, Ohio, presented R. Wayne Trivette of Metamora, Ohio, his Carnegie Medal after Timothy A. Holtz II, right, of Sand Creek, Mich., was …
Joshua Gary Grimmett, second from right, of Boise, Idaho, says there’s something much better than winning an award. He told a reporter from KTVB that it is the “happy ending” …
Dennis R. McGee, seated, of Greeneville, Tenn., received his late wife’s Carnegie Medal from Charles S. Harris of Ooltewah, Tenn., earlier in 2017. Dinah Keturia McGee, 67, died July 10, …
Carnegie Medal awardee Donald E. Thompson, right, of West Hills, Calif., is one of the newer volunteer presenters of the medal, and in March 2017 he had the opportunity to …
Christopher Chmielnicki, right, of Henryville, Pa., received his Carnegie Medal from Eric P. Zahren, the Commission’s Executive Director, in February 2017. Chmielnicki was awarded the medal in September in recognition …
Thomas Manger, right, chief of the Montgomery (Md.) Police Department, presented the Carnegie Medal to each of his officers who rescued an unconscious man from a burning car after a …
Calvin Bradley Stein, right, took quite a beating last July when he was run over and dragged by a team of runaway ponies while saving a small girl from their …
The Hon. Sara Kurovski, left, is mayor of Pleasant Hill, Iowa, and in March 2017 she had the honor of presenting a Carnegie Medal to one of her constituents, Damian …
By Phoebe Porter Conway, Mass. Carnegie Medal awardee Charles T. Porter, Jr.—known by his family as “Talby” and by the outside world as “Charlie”—led an adventurous life. It was often …
“We have got to show young men that there are just as great battles to be fought in peace-time as in war-time and just as much heroism demanded, just as …
Mary Laverne McDaniel, 89, of Longview, Texas, died March 21, 2017. She was the widow of Carnegie Medal awardee James Young McDaniel, who was fatally wounded while struggling with a …
