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Army football player and his dad save a man from flames after a car crash near West Point
Larry Pickett Jr., a 20-year-old Army football player, acted with courage to save a man trapped in a burning car surrounded by downed power lines, exemplifying Army values.
- On Sunday, Army safety Larry Pickett Jr. pulled a man from a burning car just two days after his Friday collegiate debut at the United States Military Academy at West Point.
- Pickett and his family were returning to West Point after a Saturday night dinner in Times Square when they saw a wreck on Route 9W in Fort Montgomery, where a car struck a utility pole and power lines sparked.
- He ran toward the burning vehicle, ignoring crackling power lines, and with his father Larry Pickett Sr., pulled the unidentified driver to safety moments before flames engulfed the car.
- The rescued man was placed on a stretcher and taken to hospital, appearing stable, while the U.S. Military Academy and Tom Theodorakis, Army athletic director, praised the Picketts' actions as embodying Army values.
- Pickett's background shows his volunteer work at Marbles Kids Museum, family ties to Ike Taylor, former Pittsburgh Steelers defensive back, and West Point's training shaping his character.
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Military TimesArmy football player and his dad save man after crash near West Point
FORT MONTGOMERY, N.Y. — An Army football player and his father pulled a man from a crashed car just before it burst into flames near the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, earning praise from the institution for “heroic” and “selfless” actions.Video of the daring rescue early Sunday showed sophomore safety Larry Pickett Jr. and his father, Larry Pickett Sr., grabbing the man out of the driver’s seat and carrying him away from the vehicle.At on…
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Army Football Player and His Dad Save a Man from Flames After a Car Crash near West Point
An Army football player and his father pulled a man from a crashed car just before it burst into flames near the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, earning praise from the institution for “heroic" and “selfless” actions.
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