AF veteran Alex Mitchell; saving the world one person at a time
Chief Tango sends us this short story about former airman Alex Mitchell who was out driving his fuel truck on the Long Island Expressway on Friday night when he saw a drunk driver careen off of the roadway in his Chevy truck. Mitchell saw the truck burst into flames and the driver trapped under the vehicle.
Smoke and flames were consuming the wrecked auto when Mitchell spotted the driver trapped underneath it, and pulled him with one hand to safety.
After giving a quick statement to cops, Mitchell hopped back into his rig and finished his overnight shift — not arriving home until 3 p.m. “Business as usual,” a grinning Mitchell told the Daily News, noting that he saw the accident not long after his shift began. “I still had another 12 hours.”
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Category: Real Soldiers
It would be great to start seeing a whole lot of headlines like this, “Another Ex-veteran acts quickly to save lives”…”Air Force Veteran’s quick thinking averts tragedy on Long Island”….
Stop the incorrect crazy ex-vet meme and start an accurate meme that reflects what typically happens in our society every day, someone with military training reacts quickly to aid a fellow citizen. Imagine that people who served the nation with honor continuing to do so on their own after their honorable discharges…
It’s not really rocket science when you think about it.
Alex Mitchell….good on you!!
I live about 15 miles from the accident scene and wrote up a few accident reports of my own in Nassau County some years ago, which is adjacent to this one (Suffolk) – – guys like Alex were few and far between, but always appreciated.
VOV. Rog that.
Sharp Hand salute to you Alex. A job well done . Putting others safety before your own is a rare in Tody’s me first generation. Joe
@VOV – DITTO!! Joe Williams, let me join you in giving Mr. Mitchell a well-deserved salute.
He’s another nice reminder that there are still plenty of Real People in this world today!!