Overheard: Impulse 76
I know he died a hero and that gives me comfort, and I said, ‘He earned his wings for sure that day.’ — Widow of Scott Kilburn, Carnegie Medal recipient …
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Officer John Smith,
2019 Awardee
Impulse 76: Board Notes
Perhaps there are some everyday takeaways in the stories of the Carnegie heroes. Not something that will send you running into a burning building or plunging into swift, icy waters, …
Friends Remembered: Arnold Warren Parrett
Arnold Warren Parrett, 85, of Hamilton, Kentucky, died Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2023. He was born to Neal and Pearl (Manning) Parrett on Oct. 15, 1938, in Williamsburg, Kentucky. Parrett received …
Friends Remembered: Donal A. Wallace
Carnegie Hero Donal A. Wallace, 93, died Saturday, Dec. 9, 2023 in Happy Valley, Oregon surrounded by his family. Wallace was born May 25, 1930 in Sonora, California to Arthur …
Friends Remembered: Dan Sandman
Hero Fund Commission member Dan Sandman, 75, of Vero Beach, Florida, and Upper St. Clair, Pennsylvania, died Thursday, Nov. 30, 2023. He had served on the Commission for 21 years. …
Friends Remembered: Stanley W. Bowes
Stanley W. Bowes, 86, died on Thursday, Oct. 19, 2023, at the Regina General Hospital in Regina, Saskatchewan. Bowes was born to Stan and Freda (Olson) Bowes in Walpole, Saskatchewan, …
Friends Remembered: Steven Alan Tarnoff
Steven Alan Tarnoff, 73, died on Thursday, Oct. 12, 2023, in Morristown, Tennessee. Tarnoff received the Carnegie Medal in 1981 after saving a man from burning after a plane crashed …
Carnegie Medal for Heroism presentation to Joseph D. Donnell
Carnegie Hero Joseph D. Donnell, center, recalls the rescue of a 9-year-old boy from a submerged vehicle in a remote reservoir in Oakley, Utah, at his hometown’s Jan. 7 council …
Carnegie Medal for Heroism presentation to Robert M. Wilson, Jr. and Andrew Reischl
Glendale (Wisconsin) police officers Robert M. Wilson, Jr., center, and Andrew Reischl, right, pose with the Carnegie Medal with police Chief Mark Ferguson, who presented the medals to them during …
Carnegie Medal presentation to Tyler Badet
Carnegie Hero Tyler Badet poses with U.S. Rep. Scott Peters, who presented the Carnegie Medal to him at a Dec. 19 private ceremony held at Peters’ district office in …
Carnegie Medal for Heroism presentation to the family of Anthony Diehl
Family members of Carnegie Hero Anthony Diehl gathered to receive his Carnegie Medal at a presentation held at a Jan. 8 city council meeting in Beavercreek, Ohio. Pictured, from left, …
Carnegie Medal for Heroism presentation to Christine Dawn King
Hero Fund President Eric Zahren presented Carnegie Hero Christine Dawn King with the Carnegie Medal at a Bensalem, Pennsylvania, Council Meeting held Feb. 26. Pictured is Zahren, King, and her …
Carnegie Medal for Heroism presentation to the family of James G. David
The family of Carnegie Hero James G. David was presented with his Carnegie Medal by Congressman Dan Kildee and Hero Fund President Eric Zahren at a Jan. 26 presentation held …
Carnegie Medal presentation to Stephen Rhodes
Carnegie Hero Stephen D. Rhodes stands with Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards holding the Carnegie Medal that Edwards presented to Rhodes at a Dec. 6 Wildlife and Fisheries Commission meeting …
Carnegie Medal presentation to Mickey Wilson
Carnegie Hero Mickey Wilson posing with Rep. Brittany Pettersen of Colorado after she presented him with the Carnegie Medal of Heroism at a private ceremony held Nov. 10 with her …
Carnegie Medal presentation to Gerold Prather
Carnegie Hero Gerold Prather poses with U.S. Rep. Bill Huizenga after Huizenga presented the Kalamazoo resident with the Carnegie Medal at a private presentation held Dec. 18, at Huizenga’s Portage …
Carnegie Medal presentation to Lloyd Muldrow
Carnegie Hero Lloyd Muldrow was presented with the Carnegie Medal on Dec. 5, 2023, at an event held at the National Montford Point Marine Association in Jacksonville, North Carolina. Muldrow …
Carnegie Medal presentation to Kealii J. Akahane
Carnegie Hero Kealii J. Akahane, who is also a Bellevue (Washington) policer was presented with the Carnegie Medal during a city council meeting held Sept. 18, 2023 at city hall. …
Carnegie Medal presentation to Kendall Reyes
Hero Fund Commission member Nancy Rackoff presented Carnegie Hero Kendall Reyes with the Carnegie Medal during a Palm Beach, Florida, Police Department award ceremony held Dec. 1, 2023. In June, Reyes …
The Quotable A.C.: Impulse 75
“It is the fund that may be considered my pet … because no one ever suggested it. Its reception here was not universal at first, some critics thot I proposed …