PFC Nathan Currie saving the world

Chief Tango sends us a link from Military.com in regards to Army Private First Class Nathan Currie who was fishing on day at Holbrook Pond on Fort Stewart when he saw a car drive into the pond and sink below the surface;

Currie, who hails from Oklahoma City, dove into the water to see if someone was in the car. He felt a body in the back seat and came back up for air. He then swam back into the car and pulled the woman from the vehicle.

The woman had been under the water about five minutes and was turning blue. Currie revived her with cardiopulmonary resuscitation and stayed with her until paramedics arrived on the scene.

Army Command Sgt. Maj. Wylie Hutchison, the senior enlisted leader for the Fort Stewart-based 188th Infantry Brigade, joined Currie at the scene and took part in the rescue. While Currie was performing CPR on the woman, Hutchison jumped in the pond and checked the vehicle three more times to ensure no one else was inside.

“My Army training helped by preparing me to respond quickly and take action with courage and confidence under adverse conditions,” Currie said.

The water isn’t the only hazard at Fort Stewart – it’s the only place I’ve ever been stationed where field exercises were cancelled because of snakes. I still have nightmares from being the guy to tie the far side knot on a rope bridge over the snake-infested creek. The place is also home to alligators.

Category: Real Soldiers