In the 2018 mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, Peter Wang was fatally shot while holding the door open to save his fellow peers. ⁠ ⁠ Peter was only 15 years old when he passed away.⁠ ⁠ The 2023 Gold Lantern Awards Gala, hosted by the Chinese American Museum in Washington, DC, paid tribute to this brave hero with a posthumous award.⁠ ⁠ Peter was also posthumously admitted into his dream school, the United States Academy at West Point. The Florida National Guard attended his funeral, where he was awarded the Medal for Heroism by the U.S. Army.⁠ ⁠ ⁠ ✍️Comment “email” to sign up to our daily newsletter.⁠ ⁠ 📰Follow us for the latest Asian News NextShark⁠ ⁠ ⁠ ⁠ ⁠ #news #AAPIheroes #PeterWang #Parklandshooting #Parklandhero #Florida #posthumousaward #WestPoint #nationalguard #GoldLanternAwardsGala #ChineseAmericanMuseum #WashingtonDC #schoolshooting⁠