Hero later realizes he was agent of God
By Kenneth W. Mathews, Billerica, Mass. Carnegie Medal awardee #4836 When I was about 10 years old, I purchased four goldfish at the W.T. Grant store in Nashua, N.H. I …
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New vice chair elected
Nancy L. Rackoff, a member of the Carnegie Hero Fund Commission since 2002, was elected vice chair of the board at the Commission’s 112th annual meeting, held in June 2016 …
Heroism of Robert Connelly still resonates through Kiwanis medal
Friday, Sept. 23, 1966, was Kiwanis Kids Day in Chicago, Ill., and its suburbs, and the 105 area clubs of the worldwide service organization were combining manpower to sell peanuts …
Carnegie Medal presentations
One day after Ronaldo J. Freitas of Somerville, Mass., pulled a woman from her crashed and burning car in Somerville on March 20, 2015, John Conley of Barrington, R.I., was emailing the …
From the archives : Grandfather’s legacy: All are called to help each other
By Teresa Hardister Randleman, N.C. On the Sunday prior to July 6, 1956, my grandfather, J. Walter Reeder, stood in …
Carnegie Hero visits Commission offices
Carnegie Hero Donald E. Thompson and his family visited the Pittsburgh offices of the Carnegie Hero Fund Commission on Monday, June 13, 2016. Mr. Thompson, a Los Angeles police officer, …
June 2016 edition of imPULSE
The June 2016 edition of imPULSE, the Commission’s quarterly newsletter, can be read online. This issue includes resumes of the latest awardees’ heroic acts, as well as the announcement of the Commission’s new …
Carnegie Medal presented to Matthew L. Tranel and Cory Alan Simonson
Carnegie Medal volunteer presenter John P. Williams presented two Carnegie Medals Tuesday March 22, 2016, at a ceremony held at the Maquoketa (Iowa) Volunteer Fire Department. Williams is also a Carnegie …
Carnegie Medal presented to Clifford A. Wright
Carnegie Hero Clifford A. Wright, who rescued two people from a submerging vehicle, was presented the Carnegie Medal on March 20, 2016, at a private presentation held in Sarasota, Fla. …