{"id":52921,"date":"2014-07-03T06:30:31","date_gmt":"2014-07-03T10:30:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=52921"},"modified":"2014-07-02T19:29:47","modified_gmt":"2014-07-02T23:29:47","slug":"af-first-sergeant-bob-renning-saving-the-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=52921","title":{"rendered":"AF First Sergeant Bob Renning saving the world"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Bob<\/a><\/center><\/p>\n

TSO sends a link from the Star-Tribune<\/a> which tells the story of Air Force First Sergeant Bob Renning who pulled Michael Johannes to safety from his burning car by bending part of the door with his bare hands to free the motorist;<\/p>\n

The drama began around 6:30 p.m. Sunday when Renning, who was driving with his girlfriend, looked in his rearview mirror and saw a vehicle behind him on fire. Johannes, the driver, apparently did not know his SUV was burning, so Renning started slowing down in an attempt to get his attention.<\/p>\n

Renning\u2019s girlfriend rolled down her window to try to alert Johannes, too. But by then, Renning said it appeared Johannes\u2019 vehicle had stopped working and pulled over to the freeway shoulder.<\/p>\n

Renning stopped about 200 feet in front of Johannes. As his girlfriend called 911 and identified their location, Renning got out of his car.<\/p>\n

He started to sprint when he saw flames and smoke \u201crolling around\u201d the SUV. When he got to the SUV, the flames had intensified and the interior was filled with smoke. He couldn\u2019t see anyone inside. He pulled on the door handle, but it wouldn\u2019t open. Then he spotted Johannes frantically pounding and kicking against the passenger-side window.<\/p>\n

Johannes couldn\u2019t get the door open after the locks and power windows failed. Realizing he had to work fast, Renning gripped the top of the door frame with his fingertips, braced his foot against the door \u2014 and pulled. The door then bent in half and the glass shattered, the State Patrol said.<\/p>\n

Renning, a member of the Air National Guard who lives in Woodbury, isn\u2019t a body builder. He isn\u2019t even especially fit, he admitted.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m just a slightly overweight Air Force First Sergeant, for crying out loud,\u201d he said with a chuckle.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\"1SG<\/a><\/center><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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