SFC David Ortiz; saving the world
From the Military Times come the story of Sergeant First Class David Ortiz a full-time guardsman in the California National Guard and veteran of the Iraq War who was waiting for his daughter to get off of work in downtown San Francisco, when a fellow ran past him with a young girl following yelling for someone to stop him. Ortiz leaped into action;
Ortiz told Army Times in a Tuesday-morning telephone interview. “I jumped out of my vehicle. I was giving chase.”
The man veered across Market Street, likely trying to avoid two uniformed police officers who were further along his path. Ortiz, 46, took advantage.
“I came up from beside of him, and I just tackled his ass,” he said.
Ortiz pinned the man against a wall while the officers ran to assist. They made the arrest and thanked the soldier, who also received a hug from the woman as she began to calm down from the incident.
The thief had stolen her iPhone;
Category: Real Soldiers
Nice counter to the unfortunate news from the southern border.
You mean he didn’t “whip out” his own Iphone and record the whole thing. I’m shocked!
Lol!
That’s one for the good guys!
Yes, Thank you.
Sergeant First Class David Ortiz…you did good sir. Thank you. be it a life or an iPhone, you didn’t know but jumped in the fray to help. Way to go. Way to put the shine on the true, honorable service men and women.
Thank You very much Sir!
Awesome. Did what he was trained to do and take the initiative.
Thank You very much!
Out-fucking-standing!
“Tackled his ass”
Good thing it wasn’t in Berkeley. Or SFC would probably be charged for not gently assisting the gentleman to the ground and asking him to wait to speak to law enforcement.
Hah! Yeah man. I’m from Napa. Been watching KRON 4 news since I was this high (*hand at waist level*).
But the military isn’t even allowed in Berkeley. 🙂 It’s barely allowed where I go to school, at UC Davis.
Way to go SFC Ortiz!
Nicely done!
Call me bro or email me.