A SOLDIER'S PERSPECTIVE
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Without service members, both in uniform and veterans, many people in this country may not be alive. The training we receive while in military service has been invaluable in numerous occasions where there is a thin line between life and death. Without these troops, many would died waiting for proper care to come along. Here is just one more example:
Marine Pfc. Andrew Einstein said he was handing out water and Gatorade at a checkpoint during the third portion of the competition when an approaching runner said a man was down. Einstein ran to the man and determined that he was unconscious but had a pulse.
Because of the man’s condition, Einstein performed rescue breathing on him and, with the help of about four other Marines, was able to get him into the back of a stakebed pickup truck and take him to emergency medical technicians and an ambulance stationed at the triathlon.
The man, Stephen Elder, 25, was taken to San Angelo Community Medical Center and is in good condition, said Rebecka Zemlock, a hospital spokeswoman. She said Elder hopes to be released today.
A family member said Monday that Elder was not yet ready to talk about his experience the day before.
Jesse Rodriguez, a San Angelo firefighter paramedic who was at the triathlon, said Einstein’s assessment of Elder saved valuable time.
“Without those rescue breaths,†Rodriguez said, “it could have been a different outcome.â€
Read the rest of the story at the Standard-Times.
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Terri
Yet another fine example of our Troops stepping up to the plate and doing what needs to be done. Thanks for sharing this story Patriot!
ALLONS
Patriot,
Great story . But in a way it is sad. Sad because the civilian community has forgotten what the military community has given to this country. Yes. They remember a single story about what a brave Marine, Solider, Seaman, Airman or a Coast Guards man has done today. But come tomorrow. That fast food meal will be gone just like their memories of what happened here.
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Donna
Patriot,
Thanks for that post! So glad that the Marine took decisive action as he had been taught. So many of us civilians are not taught what to do in a case like that!! God Bless our troops!!
Miss Ladybug
I was wondering what Marines were doing in San Angelo… I went to college there quite a while ago and did some of my grocery shopping at the commissary on Goodfellow. Unless things have changed a lot in the past 15 or so years, there’s not much in San Angelo besides the University, Goodfellow, and I think Johnson & Johnson has some facility there. I remember when people were protesting back when Goodfellow was a BRAC closure candidate – they know the economic impact of that base on their community, if nothing else…
Patriot
San Angelo is a joint training base. I think there is Fire and MI training there. Probably some flight crew training as well. All the services train there.
Miss Ladybug
Patriot~
Is that new in the past 15 years, or has it always been that way??
CJ
Ladybug, I went to school there back in 1995, so it’s been at least 12 years. Not sure how much longer prior to that it started.
Lance Corporal Einstein
Thank you for your comments. I was just browsing the internet when I came upon this article. I didn’t know that this article was posted in other places. Its nice to see those who support the military and the actions what we do. Thank you all who support us and what we do.
Semper Fidelis,
Lance Corporal A. Einstein
Kathy Shapiro
I am proud of my son, LCPL Einstein, for his actions, and the honor he brings to our family every day as a US Marine. I also want to recognize all the Marines who serve this country here and abroad. Their sacrifice and commitment is the reason we can all sleep each night. God Bless Our Troops.