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<\/center><\/p>\nOn 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<\/a>;<\/p>\n Hofmann was awarded the Soldier\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n \u201cHer quick thinking and composure were instrumental in saving that man\u2019s life,\u201d Lombardo said. \u201cThat 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\u2019t be more proud of her.\u201d<\/p>\n Looking back at the incident, Hofmann credits the Army \u201ctrain like you fight\u201d 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.<\/p>\n \u201cIt was so intimidating and scary,\u201d Hofmann said. \u201cThe 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.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Thanks to Chief Tango for the links.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"