3 men jump in, bring out of control school bus with 40 students aboard to a stop

[teach1st]

Local news, but I think heroic action deserves props.

http://www.baynews9.com/article/news/2012/january/366209/3-men-jump-in,-bring-out-of-control-school-bus-with-40-students-aboard-to-a-stop

3 men jump in, bring out of control school bus with 40 students aboard to a stop
Bay News 9, Tampa Bay Area, FL, 1/5/12

BRADENTON -- Andrew Fisher, Sam Long and Jessie Brown were in full sprint by the time they found themselves on an out of control school bus, fighting to bring the vehicle to a stop as students jumped from the back and front entrances.

Fisher, a 29-year-old Iraq War Navy veteran, and the two other men -- Long, an Iraq War Army Ranger veteran, and Brown -- were working at Clear Sunset Car Wash on SR 64 when they heard a crash down the road.

Fisher said the men turned and saw a school bus "perusing" down the road.

...

Fisher said many students were jumping out of the out of control bus from the back and front entrances, "backpacks and all."

[seabeyond]

1. well. yea, them. i love them. they thought beyond self. a rare, very rare commodity today. nt

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[Rex]

14. +1

[cosmicone]

2. Very heart warming story ... thanks for posting n/t

[uppityperson]

3. Local news, but I think heroic action deserves props indeed. Good for them.

[UpInArms]

4. and no one even asked his name ...

from the link:

[class div="excerpt"]The Navy vet said the men just acted on instinct and they aren't heroes because of what they did.

"We just responded to a situation. Hopefully, everybody would do the same thing," he said. "It was a group effort, and the bravery of Sam and Jessie was incredible."

Fisher's mother, Debbie, contacted Bay News 9 on Thursday night, because she said the vet simply "went back to work without one person asking his name or recognizing him for his heroism."

[OhioBlue]

5. wonderful story and true herosim. So glad to hear the most

serious injury was a broken femur. It could have been so much worse if not for these good people.

[baldguy]

6. Republicans blame them for letting get out of control in the first place.

While the unconscious bus driver is the hero really responsible for stopping it.

[densan]

7. Awesome, but what was their MOS...

Awesome courage, like anyone in current active duty or past veterans.
Just was wondering what their MOS's were, ie. Military Occupational Specialty(s)
prior to returning to "private sector" & ended up working at a car wash...
Sad if this is the best our current or future administrations can offer our veterans
in terms of opportunities.

[flying rabbit]

8. This is the tragedy of the story.

[trumad]

9. Actually as a Vet,

I thought of that as well.

[CottonBear]

10. That was my first thought as well.

I'm not a vet. However, my father-in-law served in WWII in Europe and my father was a Army Captain.

The US economy and job market are so bad that our vets have to work at a car wash.

edit: I apologize. I entered the wrong emoticon code. I did not intend to be disrespectful or sarcastic.

[Marrah_G]

15. I'm not sure how much they get

But my son is only in the AF Guard and his GI bill is enough to pay his room and board at college and have a bit left for extras. I think he gets about 700 a month ( I'm not at home to check) I might be wrong but I think if they were active duty and were in a combat zone it means they would get more.

[Wait Wut]

12. It's common.

My son gets out the end of next month, and while he has a pretty good game plan for civilian life, many don't. He also has an enormous support system. Not all are so lucky. He's worried more about "his" Marines than anything else. See's a lot of kids that join right out of high school and aren't allowed to reenlist. They have no civilian job training or experience. Even though our military offers some decent options a lot of them really have no direction. So, lack of experience, PTSD, no support system...it's depressing. They just become lost.

While I thought the same thing as everyone else about them working at a car wash, at least they have "some" job and they have each other. I know some vets that don't have either.

Thanks, boys! (that's for the "non-military" guy, too!!!)

[Marrah_G]

13. Wow- good job!!!

I like seeing stories about the good things that people do.

[Uncle Joe]

16. Kicked and recommended.

Thanks for the thread, teach1st.

[Fool Count]

17. Three men? Isn't it, like, two men too many?