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<\/a><\/center><\/p>\nMarine Sergeant Tyler Harman was awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal when he saved the life of 2 year-old Rylan Strother who was choking on a grape, according to WSBTV<\/a>;<\/p>\n Harman, an instructor with the base’s Marine Aviation Training Support Group 23, lives next door to [Rylan’s mother, Amber] Strother and answered the door Feb. 1 when she made a panicked plea for help.<\/p>\n Harman told his wife to call 911 and then turned the toddler over so that he could hit his back and try to dislodge the grape that the boy had grabbed out of the refrigerator on his own.<\/p>\n “He was scared and he was clenching his teeth,” Harman said. “He had started to get a little blue and he was starting to choke up blood.”<\/p>\n Harman continued his efforts to dislodge the grape and eventually was able to get his fingers inside the child’s throat and remove the grape. When paramedics arrived, Rylan was breathing on his own. A quick trip to the emergency room confirmed the child was fine. <\/p>\n Harman didn’t tell his fellow Marines about the life-or-death incident, but Rylan’s grandfather reached out to leaders of his squadron and told them what happened. <\/p>\n […]<\/p>\n Harman said he learned CPR and other life-saving skills during routine training. <\/p>\n He told his fellow Marines that the incident shows how important even the most mundane training can be. <\/p>\n “I hope for you Marines that you understand that there is a reason for all the training you get while you are here, even something as simple as a three-hour CPR class,” he said. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n Thanks to AW1Ed for the tip.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"