| June 07, 2005 - Major Tim
Strickland (right) is presented the Civil
Air Patrol Lifesaving Award by Group 3 Commander LtCol David Younce.
Major Strickland received the award for his actions on 11 December 2003,
while assisting the victim of a motor vehicle crash. While
traveling on a work-related trip, Major Strickland came upon a motor
vehicle collision on the New Jersey Turnpike that occurred only minutes
before his arrival. The driver of one of the vehicles was unable
to get out due to her injuries and a fire was growing in the engine
compartment of the vehicle. After calling 911,Major Strickland
assisted the woman from her vehicle, in spite of the danger to himself
from the fire and the heavy traffic on the turnpike (it was also raining
heavily), and carried her to a safe location where he remained
with her until police, fire and EMS units arrived. |
