“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.” – Fire lieutenant who responded to the scene of a burning apartment after the rescue of three of her children by Mikala Vish, Carnegie Medal #10325
“All I can say is this guy was supposed to live. I’m a man of faith, and I’ve learned to listen to your gut and the promptings you get. The Lord wanted him alive. Things could have gone different a million different directions, but things worked out on his behalf. That’s my conclusion. Whether it was me or someone else, he was supposed to live.” – Brandon Bair, Carnegie Medal #10307
“Everyone can be a hero every single day. You never really know what’s going to happen to you.” –Eyewitness to actions of Jose M. Pichardo, Carnegie Hero #10354
“I’m not surprised, but very proud to see a citizen help out another citizen. It’s nice to see people still willing to help each other out.” – police officer who responded to scene where Jordan B. Kurtzer, Carnegie Hero #10377, removed an unconscious driver from a submerging pickup truck
“There was no way I was gonna leave that boy in that truck, no way, not an option. If it calls for my life, so be it. I wasn’t gonna leave him.” – Joseph D. Donnell, Carnegie Hero #10380
“Anybody who knows anything about Tony, it’s surprising that he passed away, but when you hear the story about how he passed away, I don’t think it’s really surprising to anyone.” – friend of Anthony Diehl, Carnegie Medal #10383
“Their act of heroism is truly a reflection of their character. They loved their family so much.” –Widow of Christopher Novecosky, Carnegie Hero #10426, who, with Carnegie Hero #10427 Joseph Novecosky, drowned attempting to save their two nieces
“I had front row seats to a miracle.” – Stephen D. Rhodes, Carnegie Hero #10385
“As cops, we’re not trained to run into fire. Technically we weren’t supposed to be there. But we had to try. There was someone in there.” – Stephen Harder, Carnegie Hero #10414