Carnegie Medals for Civilian Heroism Awarded to 22 in U.S., Canada

PITTSBURGH, March 26, 2014 /CNW/ - In its first award announcement of 2014, the Carnegie Hero Fund Commission today named 22 individuals as recipients of the Carnegie Medal. The medal is given throughout the United States and Canada to those who risk their lives to an extraordinary degree while saving or attempting to save the lives of others. Five of the heroes lost their lives in the performance of their lifesaving acts.

The heroes announced today bring to 9,675 the total number of awards made since the Pittsburgh-based Fund's inception in 1904. Commission Chair Mark Laskow stated that each of the awardees or their survivors will also receive a financial grant. Throughout the 110 years since the Fund was established by industrialist-philanthropist Andrew Carnegie, $36 million has been given in one-time grants, scholarship aid, death benefits, and continuing assistance. The awardees are:

Lincoln LeMere	Pflugerville, Texas
Archie Jordy	Round Rock, Texas
Kyle Robert Hardman, deceased	Barbourville, Ky.
Jarvise Shelton	Villa Ridge, Ill.
Keith G. Smedema	Indianapolis, Ind.
Keno Goode, Sr.	San Carlos, Ariz.
Christopher Allen Staley, deceased	Newburg, Md.
Justin Tak Chan, deceased	Burnaby, B.C.
Michael Jerome Cade	Enid, Okla.
Henry McHenry	Houston, Texas
Steven L. Rogge	Farmington, N.M.
Edward J. Garlinghouse, deceased	Boynton Beach, Fla.
Drew James Loftus	San Diego, Calif.
Austin Jeffrey Mann	Carlsbad, Calif.
Brian Patrick Joyce	Littleton, Mass.
Steven Edward Joyce, Jr.	Littleton, Mass.
Kurt T. Buchler	Sanatoga, Pa.
Virginia R. Grogan, deceased	Gloucester, Va.
Matthew P. Schons	Tracy, Minn.
Christopher Jon Ihle	Ames, Iowa
Roger Costa	Tustin, Calif.
Jason Austin Cole	Lonoke, Ark.

Resumes of the acts can be found at http://carnegiehero.org/awardees. Fuller information on the Carnegie Medal and the history of the Carnegie Hero Fund Commission can be found at www.carnegiehero.org.

Contact: Douglas R. Chambers
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SOURCE: Carnegie Hero Fund Commission

http://www.carnegiehero.org