Staff Sergeant Rodney Dowell saving the world

Rodney Dowell

Rosie sends us a link to the story of Air Force Staff Sergeant Rodney Dowell from Eglin Air Force Base, Florida who happened upon an accident on his way to work on Monday morning;

[H]e found a flipped over Jeep Compass with a male driver and three female passengers piled in screaming for help.

“I pulled over, got out and started running over,” he said. “I saw the passengers in the back bunched on top of each other.”

Dowell was able to pull both passengers in the back, safely out of the vehicle. He handed one of them his phone to call 911 while he went to the front of the car.

They were both in shock, he said.

“In the front, the passenger was unconscious and the flames were picking up, but I couldn’t get her and the driver out,” Dowell said.

“I just wanted to save these people.”

He flagged down two other vehicles from the road. The drivers helped pull the front passenger and driver out of the Jeep.

Comments

13 responses to “Staff Sergeant Rodney Dowell saving the world”

  1. ChipNASA

    High Five and *fistbump*. Good Jerb SSgt.
    Take a stripe outta petty cash. 😀

  2. Hondo

    Well done, SSgt. Dowell. Damn well done.

    Hopefully your chain-of-command will take appropriate action here.

    1. Just an Old Dog

      Yes a decoration is in order.

  3. JohnE

    Well done, good to see an AF Cop in the news for good things these days!

  4. 1AirCav69

    Way to go Air Force! Proud of you SSGT!

  5. B Woodman

    I love a happy story.
    It gives me hope for the future.

  6. A Proud Infidel®™

    BRAVO ZULU, SSgt!

  7. Commissioner Wretched

    Well done, SSgt Dowell! Good work!

  8. AW1Ed

    Does us all proud!

  9. Al T.

    Well done Sir!

  10. Joe Williams

    SSgt. Powell, you make the Air Force proud. Hand salute SSgt. Joie

  11. Eden

    Good job, SSgt Dowell!

  12. PavePusher

    Mission accomplished, well done.