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Red Cross awards Reservists for being good Samaritans

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  • By Master Sgt. Jake Chappelle
  • 446th Airlift Wing Public Affairs
MCCHORD FIELD, Wash. --  Airman 1st Class Micah Myers said he never expected more than a "pat on the back" from his supervisor when he and Senior Airman Andrew Moser helped save a Lakewood citizen's life earlier this year. However, the 36th Aerial Port Squadron Reservists got a little more than a pat when they were awarded the American Red Cross Good Samaritan Award by the Rainier Chapter in Tacoma, Wash., Oct. 24.

The Citizen Airmen earned the award for putting their first aid training into action by rescuing a man, who suffered from a seizure and head trauma in Lakewood, June 2. The two Airmen were driving home after finishing their military duties when they saw the man seize up and fall to the ground. They made a U-turn and proceeded to assist.

"Instincts told me to stabilize his head, make sure he had a pulse, and was breathing," said Moser, who received first aid training when he was on the ski patrol and again when in the military. "Then we treated him for shock and tried to keep him comfortable for when he regained consciousness."

"We did what needed to be done," Myers said. "I didn't expect anything more than a pat on the back from our supervisor or something."