Courtesy Photo | Pfc. Nathan Currie, an EOD specialist for the 756th Explosive Ordnance Detachment, and...... read more read more
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Fort Stewart, Ga. - On Saturday, Aug. 23, Command Sgt. Maj. Wylie Hutchison, senior enlisted noncommissioned officer for 188th Infantry Brigade, and Pfc. Nathan Currie, 756th Explosive Ordnance Detachment Company, saved the life of a woman whose car was partially submerged in Holbrook Pond.
“I was fishing on the south dock, getting something out of my tackle box when I heard a splash,” said Currie.
That splash was the sound of a car going into a pond. Without thinking, Currie called 911, headed over to where the car went down and proceeded to dive in to see if anyone was in the car. He discovered the woman unconscious and asked Hutchison to assist with bringing her to the surface.
“As an EOD soldier, we are trained to operate in a high op-tempo, which requires us to operate calmly under stress,” said Currie.
Currie joined the military because it was something he always wanted to do. His father and his grandfather served. He came in as an explosive ordnance disposal specialist because he wanted the challenge.
“I am not surprised in the least bit surprised,” said Capt. Michael Filipek, commander of the 756th. “He’s a professional soldier, and a responsible young man with a calm demeanor.”
His calmness, coupled with prior cardio-pulmonary resuscitation training helped him revive the woman after he and Hutchison pulled her out of the water.
“I estimate she had been underwater for at least five minutes,” said Hutchison.
He stated that her lips were blue and she was unconscious. The woman was unable to say whether or not anyone else was with her, so he dove into the pond three more times and searched the vehicle.
Their teamwork helped revive the woman, and they both kept watch on her until emergency medical services personnel arrived on scene and took over.
“I saw someone who needed help. I didn’t think, I just wanted to get that person out of the car,” said Hutchison.
He credited selfless service and personal courage in aiding him and Currie in doing what needed to be done.
Selfless service and personal courage are two of the seven Army values that each Soldier strives to live by.
“I am not a hero, I just did what I thought was necessary. I did what I would want someone else to do for me,” said Currie.
| Date Taken: | 08.23.2014 |
| Date Posted: | 09.05.2014 14:22 |
| Story ID: | 141280 |
| Location: | FORT STEWART, GA, US |
| Hometown: | FORT RILEY, KS, US |
| Hometown: | OKLAHOMA CITY, OK, US |
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