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- A Century of Heroes: Week Ten
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- David Bear
46. Edward J. Cartain - Chester, Pennsylvania
1932 - Swam to rescue a woman trapped in a burning oil freighter.
47. W. Roy Stokes - Coral, Pennsylvania
1908 - Died attempting to save three young girls who had fallen through thin ice.
48. Joseph C. Wiest - Butler, Pennsylvania
1970 - Crossed hot slag to help a fallen co-worker.
49. Margaret E. Rice, Alan H. Rice and Alan R. Rice - all of Chelan, Washington
1945 - Saved a fellow student when their school bus plunged into a frigid lake.
50. Lyle D. Baade -Peoria, Arizona
2000 - A heart-transplant recipient prevented a massacre.
Also in the A Century of Heroes series
A Century of Heroes: Week Twenty
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From: David Bear
Five 90-second programs, each recounting a remarkable act of everyday courage drawn from the Carnegie Hero Fund archives.
A Century of Heroes: Week Nineteen
(07:45)
From: David Bear
Five 90-second programs, each recounting a remarkable act of everyday courage drawn from the Carnegie Hero Fund archives.
A Century of Heroes: Week Eighteen
(07:42)
From: David Bear
Five 90-second programs, each recounting a remarkable act of everyday courage drawn from the Carnegie Hero Fund archives.
A Century of Heroes: Week Seventeen
(07:46)
From: David Bear
Five 90-second programs, each recounting a remarkable act of everyday courage drawn from the Carnegie Hero Fund archives.
A Century of Heroes: Week Sixteen
(07:47)
From: David Bear
Five 90-second programs, each recounting a remarkable act of everyday courage drawn from the Carnegie Hero Fund archives.
A Century of Heroes: Week Fifteen
(07:45)
From: David Bear
Five 90-second programs, each recounting a remarkable act of everyday courage drawn from the Carnegie Hero Fund archives.
A Century of Heroes: Week Fourteen
(07:45)
From: David Bear
Five 90-second programs, each recounting a remarkable act of everyday courage drawn from the Carnegie Hero Fund archives.
A Century of Heroes: Week Thirteen
(07:45)
From: David Bear
Five 90-second programs, each recounting a remarkable act of everyday courage drawn from the Carnegie Hero Fund archives.
A Century of Heroes: Week Twelve
(07:46)
From: David Bear
Five 90-second programs, each recounting a remarkable act of everyday courage drawn from the Carnegie Hero Fund archives.
A Century of Heroes: Week Eleven
(07:44)
From: David Bear
Five 90-second programs, each recounting a remarkable act of everyday courage drawn from the Carnegie Hero Fund archives.
Related Pieces
Piece Description
46. Edward J. Cartain - Chester, Pennsylvania 1932 - Swam to rescue a woman trapped in a burning oil freighter. 47. W. Roy Stokes - Coral, Pennsylvania 1908 - Died attempting to save three young girls who had fallen through thin ice. 48. Joseph C. Wiest - Butler, Pennsylvania 1970 - Crossed hot slag to help a fallen co-worker. 49. Margaret E. Rice, Alan H. Rice and Alan R. Rice - all of Chelan, Washington 1945 - Saved a fellow student when their school bus plunged into a frigid lake. 50. Lyle D. Baade -Peoria, Arizona 2000 - A heart-transplant recipient prevented a massacre.
Timing and Cues
Each segment runs about 90 seconds.
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