Carnegie Hero Fund Commission

An aggregation of media articles that mention the Commission or its Carnegie Heroes

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Cincinnati man who saved teen off South Carolina coast to receive national recognition

Those honored with the Carnegie Hero Fund will receive the Carnegie Medal for Heroism, which is North America's highest honor for civilian h

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Quincy Police Officer Receives Carnegie Medal For Heroism

A Grant County police officer has been honored with the highest civilian award for heroism.

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Wyoming wrestler who saved teammate during grizzly bear attack gets national honor

Kendell Cummings, the Wyoming wrestler who rescued his college teammate during a grizzly bear attack, was recently recognized with a nationa

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Cincinnati man honored after saving two teens caught in rip current off South Carolina coast

Financial adviser Michael Louis Lesan, 41, is one of 17 people honored with a Carnegie Medal, given to men and women who show extraordinary

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Cincinnati man awarded Carnegie Medal for Heroism for saving teen girl

Michael Louis Lesan, a 41-year-old financial advisor, spotted two girls being carried out from shore in South Carolina

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Iowan receives hero award posthumously after giving life to save child

It is considered the highest civilian honor for heroism on the continent.

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Millcreek woman honored for heroism in daring BASE jumper rescue

A Utah woman has been honored for her bravery in rescuing a BASE jumper who had gotten stuck on a Moab cliff after slamming into a canyon wa

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Comox man who pulled woman from burning car praised for heroic actions

A Comox man is being praised for his heroic efforts when he pulled a woman from a burning car as a gas station erupted in flames.

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Quincy Police Officer Awarded North America's Highest Civilian Honor for Heroism

QUINCY - For his remarkable act of bravery, 38-year-old Quincy Police Officer Stephen Harder, has been honored with the prestigious Carnegie

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Army Reserve Capt. Sean Kalletta, a military police officer with in, 200th Military Police Command, received the Carnegie Medal Feb. 22 for

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Carnegie Medal for Heroism presented to SRU grad student

SLIPPERY ROCK — Slippery Rock University graduate student Sgt. David Phillip Duffey was still wearing his Army National Guard uniform from a

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Sens. Ricketts, Fischer invite Lincoln Police sergeant as guest for State of the Union

On Thursday, President Joe Bidden will give his State of the Union Address in front of a joint session of Congress.

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Lincoln Police sergeant and wife invited to State of the Union in Washington D.C.

U.S. Senators Pete Ricketts and Deb Fischer have chosen Lincoln Police Sergeant Tu Tran and his wife Cuu Nguyen to be their State of the Uni

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Local woman recognized as hero for coming to endangered baby's rescue

Christine Dawn King intervened when she saw a father about to throw his daughter off I-95

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VIDEO: MA Cafe Owner Honored for Saving Two Police Officers

A restaurant owner in Springfield, Massachusetts, was recently honored during a special event for saving the lives of two police officers.

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West Des Moines sisters receive Carnegie Medal for heroism after saving boys from icy pond | Hola America News

Two West Des Moines sisters who saved two boys from an icy pond outside their apartment building were presented Friday, almost a year later.

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Local hero receives city’s support as he reopens business

SPRINGFIELD — A local hero, who risked his life to support Springfield police officers in 2022, received support from Mayor Domenic Sarno an