Impulse 68: Board Notes
Here at the Hero Fund we enjoy the traditional classic Christmas move It’s A Wonderful Life as much as anyone. It’s a great movie, one of the best American movies. …
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Granddaughter arranges marking of hero’s grave
The family of Carnegie Hero Fred Alsman, who saved a 1- and 2 year-old from their burning home in 1967, will place a Carnegie Hero grave marker on his headstone …
From the Archives: 40th Anniversary of the Rescue on the Potomac
On January 13, 1982, cold temperatures and snow plagued the Washington, D.C., area so much so that, by the afternoon, businesses and schools had closed for the day. The great …
Carnegie Medal presentation to Jean-Paul LaPierre
Hero Fund President Eric Zahren, left, along with Weymouth (Massachusetts) Mayor Robert Hedlund, presented the Carnegie Medal to Jean-Paul LaPierre, right, at a Nov. 3, 2021, ceremony held at Weymouth …
Carnegie Medal presentation to Hiedi Johnston
In a screenshot of a Nov. 16, 2021, board meeting, Hiedi Johnston, of Willow Creek, California, displays the Carnegie Medal for the Humboldt County supervisors, who recognized Johnston. Johnston helped …
Carnegie Medal presentation to Carnegie Heroes Ernest Beauparland and Ronald Rock
Carnegie Medal recipients Ernest Beauparland (left) and Ronald Rock (right) pose with their partners after a private presentation held Nov. 2, 2021, at The Harvard Club of Boston, in which …
Carnegie Medal presentation to family of Sivad H. Johnson
Detroit Fire Commissioner Eric Jones, center, presented the Carnegie Medal posthumously awarded to Sivad H. Johnson to his brother, Jamal, left, and father, William, on Nov. 18, 2021. Johnson, an …
Carnegie Medal presentation to Carnegie Heroes Stephen P. Carkhuff and Alan R. Cote
Carnegie Medal recipients Stephen P. Carkhuff, left, and Alan R. Cote, right, pose with Fallon R. Andrews, one of the two people the duo saved from a burning vehicle on …
Carnegie Medal presentation to son of Allen Robert Linder
Allen Linder, Jr., right, accepts the Carnegie Medal posthumously awarded to his father, Allen Robert Linder, from Huron County (Ohio) Commissioner Terry Boose on Jan. 6, 2022. The elder Linder, …
Carnegie Medal presentation to Eric C. Keys
Charles County (Maryland) Sheriff’s Cpl. Eric C. Keys holds his Carnegie Medal after a Nov. 30, 2021, presentation at the sheriff’s department in La Plata, Maryland. While transporting a prisoner, …
Friends remembered: James M. Walton
James M. Walton, 91, of Gulfstream, Florida, died Sunday, Jan. 2, 2022, surrounded by his family. Walton served on the board of the Carnegie Hero Fund Commission from 1968 to …
Friends remembered: Ernest Lee Krueger
Ernest Lee Krueger, 72, of Spokane, Washington, died Wednesday, Sept. 22, 2021, after a tough battle with stomach cancer, with his beloved dog Piper by his side. Krueger was born …
Friends remembered: John Garner Dicken, Jr.
John Garner Dicken, Jr., 79, of Goshen, Indiana, died Tuesday, Dec. 14, 2021, at home. Dicken received the Carnegie Medal for saving a 64-year-old woman whose car was stuck on …
Overheard: Impulse 68
He jumped up there and did something that is courageous. I’d like to say we’d all do the same thing, but I can’t even say that I would. — Eyewitness …
Friends remembered: Gerard Jansen
Gerard Jansen, 89, of Guelph, Ontario, died Jan. 11, 2022, at Hospice Wellington. Born in Zevenaar, Netherlands, Feb. 10, 1932, to Frank and Dina Jansen, Jansen immigrated to Canada in …
The Quotable A.C.: Impulse 68
“A sunny disposition is worth more than fortune. Young people should know that it can be cultivated; that the mind, like the body, can be moved from the shade into …
60 Minutes feature on Carnegie Heroes
On Nov. 7, 2021, CBS’ 60 Minutes aired a segment about Carnegie Heroes — focusing on three awardees: TerryAnn E. Thomas, Peter F. Pontzer, and David Michael McCartney, as well …
Low-income veterinary surgery center bearing Carnegie hero’s name to open next year
Carnegie Hero Philip Scholz never let his family forget about their beloved dog years after Sparky died. Scholz was 6 when they lost their pet, but Sparky made cameo appearances …
From the Archives: Nurse saves father and son from 1913 hospital fire
On the cool morning of Sept. 7, 1913, at California’s Susanville Hospital, a father and son were residing in adjacent rooms. William D. Minckler, Sr., a 62-year-old civil engineer, was …
Carnegie Medal presentation to Scott D. Morrison
In a ceremony held Sept. 18, 2021, outside the Rescue (California) Fire Department, Raymond M. Jerrett III, left, presented Scott D. Morrison with the Carnegie Medal. Morrison was recognized for …