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Carnegie Hero Fund honors 17 for bravery in 1996 97 rescues
Pittsburgh tribute flags Gregory Morter who died while stopping an abducting suspect. Morter, 24, tried to shield his aunt Kimberly Tack and was fatally shot in Butler County on Sept 2 1996. Other honorees include Donnie Dirden Joseph Brisson Mark Breazeal Ronald Larsen Jodi Roderick Marc Meu nier Stephen Morrison and more for rescuing others from burning water or danger in 1996 97.
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Pittsburgh
Gregory Morter
Morter
Carnegie Hero Fund Commission
Butler County
Kimberly Tack
Ms. Tack
Terry Schrecengost
Schrecengost
Terry
Debra Sample
Carbondale
Ill
Joseph Gerard Brisson
Portsmouth
Elizabeth River
Mark Henry Breazeal
Dublin
Calif
Pacific Ocean
Ronald H. Larsen
Elko
Nev
Jodi C. Roderick
Plymouth
Mass
Marc M. Meu
David E. Spencer
Point Pleasant
W.va
Durval Linhares
Toronto
Joel Leal Filipe
Robert Alister Porter
Joaquim Marques
Mississauga
Ontario
Etobicoke
Porter
James R.S. Brennan
Port Lorne
Nova Scotia
Ramsey Lake
Bridgetown