Impulse 78: Board Notes
I didn’t really need to drive to the Butler Farm Show ground to have a personal look. The pictures have been all over the news. A speaker’s platform draped in …
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Officer John Smith,
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Category: Impulse Issue 78
Overheard: Impulse 78
“It was the most heroic thing I’ve ever seen. Sometimes, people call us heroes. And in this instance, in no way were we the hero. Mikala deserves all the credit.” …
Roll of Honor updated online
The Hero Fund recently updated its online Roll of Honor Vol. II that chronicles the brave acts of Carnegie heroes awarded from 2018 to 2022. The Roll of Heroes and …
Look Back: West Pittston fireman honored with Carnegie Hero Award in 1909
By Ed Lewis//Times Leader Editor’s note: This story first appeared in the June 2 edition of the (Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania,) Times Leader. It is reprinted with permission. A large stable barn …
Headstone sparks curiosity to discover more about 1915 posthumous hero
A Carnegie hero’s headstone recently caught the eye of a Florida resident, who set out to learn more about Ernest W. Henderson, his 1915 drowning, and his family. At Royal …
Grave marker keeps legacy alive
Granddaughter Debra Elston Hurd and her daughter, Sara Neufeld, recently affixed a Carnegie Hero grave marker on her grandfather’s headstone in Riverside Cemetery in Newton, Illinois. “I was finally able …
Friends Remembered: Jamison S. Koczan
Carnegie Hero Jamison S. Koczan, 48, died recently. Koczan received the Carnegie Medal after he rescued a woman from assault in Winter Park, Florida, on June 16, 2014. The woman’s …
Friends Remembered: Phillip S. McDonald
Carnegie Hero Phillip S. McDonald, 77, died on July 25, 2024, in Indianapolis. McDonald was born on June 5, 1947, in Indianapolis to Donald and Hazel McDonald. McDonald received the …
Friends Remembered: Matthew R. Scribner
Carnegie Hero Matthew R. Scribner, 37, died suddenly on July 23, 2024, as the result of a motor vehicle accident. Scribner was born on July 27, 1986, in Newark, New …
Friends Remembered: Jesse C. Garcia IV
Carnegie Hero Jesse C. Garcia IV, 62, died Wednesday, May 8, 2024, at his home in La Vernia, Texas. Garcia was born to Jesse III and Lucia Flores Garcia on …
Friends Remembered: Garry Brem
Carnegie Hero Garry Brem, 91, died on Monday, May 6, 2024. Brem was born to George and Sarah (Heilmann) Brem on July 13, 1932, in Gilroy, California. A U.S. Army …
2015 shark attack strengthens the call of the sea for victim and rescuer
Colin W. Cook, 25, was surfing in waters off of Haleiwa, Hawaii, on Oct. 9, 2015. As described in an article by MidWeek, Cook had moved to O’ahu four years …