Above & Beyond Citizen Honors Awards Ceremony - Part 2

On Medal of Honor Day, March 25, 2009, more than 35 Medal of Honor recipients gathered at Arlington National Cemetery to honor three unsung heroes who went above and beyond by saving the lives of other Americans.

Their courageous stories are below:

Rick Rescorla of New Jersey, posthumously, for going above and beyond on September 11, 2001 by courageously rescuing his fellow citizens by ordering the evacuation of all 2,700 Morgan Stanley Dean Witter & Co. employees from the building and leading them to safety, and following, by re-entering the building to search for survivors.

David Bryan of Kansas City, Missouri, for going above and beyond by valiantly rescuing a motorist from a burning automobile on Eastbound I-70, one mile from the city of Higginsville, Missouri.

Jeremy Hernandez of Minneapolis, Minnesota, a part-time youth worker, for above and beyond by saving the lives of 50 children as the school bus they were on was about to plunge into the Mississippi River following the I-35W Bridge Collapse.

Please watch the video to learn more.

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[alvo69]

Rest In Peace Rick - YOU GAVE ALL......

[thejette61]

A real hero. We need more honerable men Like RIck.

[wadegarrett22]

A true American hero. RIP Rick.

[mindylinky]

RIP :(

[Haflor]

The fallen are always our finest. Thank you Rick.

[JessicaPersonalChef]

Beautiful! Thank you very much for sharing!

[thudpilotbmx]

The Media needs to focus on these type events instead of the nonsense they show daily. God Bless Rick, his family and these fellow Americans