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Rory Farrell’s family accepts award. - On his behalf, Rory Farrell’s family accepted the U.S. Department of the Interior Citizen’s Award for Bravery Sept. 12, 2019, in Washington, D.C. Pictured from left to right, Candace Farrell, Megin Farrell, Secretary of the Department of Interior David L. Bernhardt, and Alexandra McGrath. (Courtesy photo)

Humble corpsman, Connecticut native saves family in remote area of Yosemite National Park

“I don’t know how many people were outside the vehicle, but I heard them counting down ‘three, two, one, lift!’ while they moved the weight of the tree off the car. I pushed up on the roof with my back to allow just enough room to get the boy out without causing further injury to him,” said the corpsman of 15 years. The boy’s head had been lodged into the side of his own left knee. The vehicle’s roof was also pushed into the child’s back.

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