{"id":63866,"date":"2016-01-15T09:00:17","date_gmt":"2016-01-15T14:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=63866"},"modified":"2016-01-15T06:52:50","modified_gmt":"2016-01-15T11:52:50","slug":"lance-corporal-patrick-sammon-saving-the-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=63866","title":{"rendered":"Lance Corporal Patrick Sammon saving the world"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><center><a href=\"http:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=63867\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-63867\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Patrick-Sammon-300x297.jpg?resize=300%2C297\" alt=\"Patrick Sammon\" width=\"300\" height=\"297\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-63867\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Patrick-Sammon.jpg?resize=300%2C297&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Patrick-Sammon.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Patrick-Sammon.jpg?resize=336%2C333&amp;ssl=1 336w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Patrick-Sammon.jpg?w=352&amp;ssl=1 352w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/center><\/p>\n<p>The Marine Corps Times tells the story of Lance Corporal Patrick Sammon. The Marine was leaving a liquor store when he heard a car crash. He ran towards the sound and found that one of the drivers was unconscious. Sammon pulled him from the automobile moments before the car burst into flames. The electrician stationed at Miramar also pulled the other driver from danger.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Sammon doesn\u2019t see himself as a hero, though, and is a bit overwhelmed at the media attention he\u2019s received.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAny civilian could have done the same thing,\u201d he said. \u201cI think it\u2019s more about being a good human being.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Sammon returned to duty Monday to take a Humvee driving test.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><object id=\"flashObj\" width=\"500\" height=\"300\" classid=\"clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000\" codebase=\"http:\/\/download.macromedia.com\/pub\/shockwave\/cabs\/flash\/swflash.cab#version=9,0,47,0\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/c.brightcove.com\/services\/viewer\/federated_f9?isVid=1&#038;isUI=1\" \/><param name=\"bgcolor\" value=\"#FFFFFF\" \/><param name=\"flashVars\" value=\"videoId=4704537394001&#038;playerID=1656678410001&#038;playerKey=AQ~~,AAAACnIIBGk~,NZYO3xUDM_Fewkum0jNMUUgcIyGth8MB&#038;domain=embed&#038;dynamicStreaming=true\" \/><param name=\"base\" value=\"http:\/\/admin.brightcove.com\" \/><param name=\"seamlesstabbing\" value=\"false\" \/><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"swLiveConnect\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"allowScriptAccess\" value=\"always\" \/><\/object><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Marine Corps Times tells the story of Lance Corporal Patrick Sammon. The Marine was leaving a liquor store when he heard a car crash. He ran towards the sound and found that one of the drivers was unconscious. Sammon pulled him from the automobile moments before the car burst into flames. 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