[h=1]Soldiers rescue residents from burning building[/h] November 29, 2012
By Sgt. Melissa Stewart Army.mil EXCERPT:
FORT DRUM, N.Y. -- Soldiers deploy, defend and protect their homes, Families and people they have never met. Eight 3rd Brigade Combat Team Soldiers proved that on Oct. 31 when they helped several people in the Rhicard Hills neighborhood.
The Soldiers, who were all from G Company, 710th Brigade Support Battalion, help rescue residents and pets from a burning building in the Fort Drum neighborhood while they were conducting training last month.
Staff Sgt. Eduardo Rodriguez, Spc. Eric Anderson, Spc. Ronrico Philips, Spc. Chris Schneider, Spc. Khiry White, Pfc. Dijion McEachen, Pvt. Jonathan Mendoza and Pvt. Michael Parham without question, risked their lives to save strangers.
What started off as a day of training turned into a day of rescuing several Fort Drum residents in imminent danger.
The Soldiers were at the Rhicard Hills Community Center on Halloween for training when the fire started.
As they prepared to leave the neighborhood and return to work, the Soldiers noticed a house was on fire.
"I noticed there was a little smoke on the balcony of the apartment, and I looked again and it started flaring up," said Anderson, a truck driver. "I informed Spc. White and Spc. Philips about the incident, and we began to proceed over there."
White remembered seeing Anderson frantically try to get his attention.
"Spc. Anderson was sitting right across from me in his car and he was trying to get my attention and waving his hand at me. I look up out of my car and he was like, 'Hey, (Spc. White), the house is on fire,'" said White, who also is a truck driver.
Without hesitation, the eight Soldiers began to move into the building to provide any possible assistance.
When they realized that what seemed to be just a bit of smoke was rapidly escalating to a full-fledged fire, they quickly took charge of the situation.
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I wonder if they will receive the Soldier's Medal?
By Sgt. Melissa Stewart Army.mil EXCERPT:
FORT DRUM, N.Y. -- Soldiers deploy, defend and protect their homes, Families and people they have never met. Eight 3rd Brigade Combat Team Soldiers proved that on Oct. 31 when they helped several people in the Rhicard Hills neighborhood.
The Soldiers, who were all from G Company, 710th Brigade Support Battalion, help rescue residents and pets from a burning building in the Fort Drum neighborhood while they were conducting training last month.
Staff Sgt. Eduardo Rodriguez, Spc. Eric Anderson, Spc. Ronrico Philips, Spc. Chris Schneider, Spc. Khiry White, Pfc. Dijion McEachen, Pvt. Jonathan Mendoza and Pvt. Michael Parham without question, risked their lives to save strangers.
What started off as a day of training turned into a day of rescuing several Fort Drum residents in imminent danger.
The Soldiers were at the Rhicard Hills Community Center on Halloween for training when the fire started.
As they prepared to leave the neighborhood and return to work, the Soldiers noticed a house was on fire.
"I noticed there was a little smoke on the balcony of the apartment, and I looked again and it started flaring up," said Anderson, a truck driver. "I informed Spc. White and Spc. Philips about the incident, and we began to proceed over there."
White remembered seeing Anderson frantically try to get his attention.
"Spc. Anderson was sitting right across from me in his car and he was trying to get my attention and waving his hand at me. I look up out of my car and he was like, 'Hey, (Spc. White), the house is on fire,'" said White, who also is a truck driver.
Without hesitation, the eight Soldiers began to move into the building to provide any possible assistance.
When they realized that what seemed to be just a bit of smoke was rapidly escalating to a full-fledged fire, they quickly took charge of the situation.
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I wonder if they will receive the Soldier's Medal?
