On October 4, 2014, Sergeant First Class Alicia Hofmann was driving to her Army Reserve meeting when she came across a burning automobile. After calling 9-1-1 for help, the registered nurse and Afghanistan veteran tried to extract the 300 pound driver from the vehicle. Luckily, another reservist, Specialist Bryant Williams, happened on the scene and together, the two pulled the driver from danger. According to DVIDSHUB;
Hofmann was awarded the Soldier’s Medal at a ceremony here on Sept. 29, 2017. Command Sgt. Maj. Andrew Lombardo, the senior enlisted leader for the 100th TD, spoke at the award ceremony.
“Her quick thinking and composure were instrumental in saving that man’s life,” Lombardo said. “That guy was lucky that Sgt. 1st Class Hofmann was there that day. The medical, fire and law enforcement authorities said that if it had not been for her heroic actions, putting her own life in danger, that man would have died. I couldn’t be more proud of her.”
Looking back at the incident, Hofmann credits the Army “train like you fight” mantra instilled in her. She believes that if it had not been for her Army medic training, she would not have reacted the way she did.
“It was so intimidating and scary,” Hofmann said. “The fire was so close to me, less than five feet from where we were pulling him out. I was amazed at how natural and smooth everything went. I credit it to my Army training.”
Thanks to Chief Tango for the links.
Well done, SFC Hofmann. Damn well done.
Hopefully the command similarly recognized SPC Williams’ actions. Seems to me he took much the same risk as SFC Hofmann.
Right! I was looking for SPC Williams’ award as well but couldn’t find anything …
SPC Bryant Williams, 507th Forward Support Company (Engineers).
If SPC Williams’ command did not put him in for anything, perhaps SFC Hofman’s award will spur them into action.
JSF
Agreed.
Glad to see you guys recognizing Will. After chasing that packet, which has been limbo for a long time, I’m happy to say that he is receiving his award tomorrow. Congrats SGT Williams!
A real American hero!
This tax paying citizen hopes you are there if any member of my family ever needs help
Well done
One soldiers medal recipient to another, job well done!
Well done, young lady.
I second that!
Well done, Nurse Hofmann. Well done!
As I’ve said before, vehicle fires are no joke. They don’t explode like Hollywood thinks, but they do spread very rapidly and can easily give a would-be rescuer fatal burns as they’re trying to help the occupant. Both of these Soldiers stepped up in the face of very real danger to save a life. That medal is well earned!
And the smoke is incredibly toxic and debilitating!
BTDT, hacked up black phlegm for two weeks…..
When a tire cooks off, it can be a bit exciting, especially as one runs up to try to extract the stuck driver.
A downed high-voltage power line added to the scenario can make the pucker factor rise a bit, as well.
Bravo Zulu both of you!
Well done SFC. Damned well done indeed. Way to keep the Army looking good. (smile)
Good job, SFC.
Folks like you make this old guy Army Proud.
Outfuckingstanding! Now, as a reward, she should be given 1 hour with Rapone. She’s a nurse and medic. She knows how to make people bleed.
Well done SFC…good to read stories like this on here on a Friday. It gives me a moderate amount of hope for the world.
First on scene, with no back up line or portable extinguisher. Nice grab SFC Hoffman and SPC Williams.
And then there is Kyle “Jailbird” Barwan.
This lady is what makes me chase these posers.
HVT, and no sign of Sarc…