Soldiers hailed as heroes for running toward, tackling Fort Stewart colleague who was ‘actively shooting their buddies'
The troops were hailed for saving countless lives after they quickly took down the suspect, fellow soldier Sgt. Quornelius Radford, when he allegedly opened fire at the base Wednesday — injuring five people.
Sgt. Quornelius Radford is accused of perpetrating a mass shooting at Fort Stewart.
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'One of the soldiers tackled the person, so just think about this — they were unarmed and ran at and tackled an armed person who they knew was actively shooting their buddies, their colleagues, their fellow soldiers,' Army Secretary Dan Driscoll said as he detailed the horror.
Army Secretary Dan Driscoll presented the soldiers with Meritorious Service Medals for the heroic actions.
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'Another soldier jumped on top of the person to subdue them until federal law enforcement was able to arrive.'
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'The fast action of these soldiers under stress and under trauma and under fire absolutely saved lives from being lost,' he added.
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