That’s What I am Talking About

Now this is what America used to be, and what we as Americans need to get back to as our standard:

Citizens Save Family From Burning Van

A woman from Tennessee lost control of her van and crashed into a tree.
Neighbors rushed to help -- some broke windows, others grabbed garden hoses…

…Neighbors and drivers were the first people on the scene. Almost immediately, they pulled a little girl from the burning minivan, but that was just the beginning. With the girl’s mother and brother trapped inside, two men banged at the van's window with metal pipes until it broke apart, freeing the mother. That's when two off-duty firefighters showed up and -- with a child still inside -- they rushed into the burning car. Despite the lack of protective clothes and the blistering heat, the men scrambled to free the child from a seatbelt.

As the fire grew, an off-duty Milwaukee Police lieutenant showed up with two fire extinguishers, and neighbors rushed in with garden hoses. Another 20 seconds passed and, just as it looked like the car was going to burn up, one of the firefighters freed the 4-year-old boy. He was badly burned, but alive, and was rushed away from the flames and sprayed down with cold water. Neighbors said they were amazed everyone survived. “I would do it for my kids, so that's why I stopped to get in there,” Lepkowski said. “I’m still shaken, you know, but I’ll never forget it.”

All the readers need to click on the link and read the rest of the story. Gun Shy believes that Mr Obama needs to fly these heroic Americans to the White House and give them the recognition they deserve publicly. If he can take the time to call Michael Jackson’s family, he should surely have time for these fine Americans.