Rural carrier heroes on the route
Tammy Covietz, Jordan, MN Rural Carrier Tammy Covietz was recently delivering mail to an older customer’s home in Jordan, MN, when the man fell while walking to the front door. Covietz promptly administered first aid to the customer, whose head was bleeding. At the man’s request, the Postal Service employee ...
Rural Carrier Heroes helping customers across the country
Laurel Jansen, Dorr, MI Rural Carrier Laurel Jansen was delivering mail on a spring afternoon in Dorr, MI, when she spotted a 6-year-old boy walking alone after getting off a school bus. Worried for the lad’s safety, Jansen offered to accompany him to his home. When they got there, he ...
You don’t need super powers to be a superhero
Sergio Cobain, Brooksville, FL Rural Carrier Sergio Cobain was delivering mail in Brooksville, FL, in January when he spotted a customer lying on the ground beside a road. Cobain rushed to check on the woman, who was unconscious, and immediately called 911. The Postal Service employee revived the customer, who ...
Rural Carrier heroes across the country
Bridget Lipp, Abrams, WI Rural Carrier Associate Bridget Lipp was delivering mail in March on an isolated dead-end road in Abrams, WI, when she spotted a 95-year-old customer, Alma Rowell, on the ground outside her home. Lipp rushed to aid Rowell, who had been stranded in 18-degree temperatures for two ...
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Harold Durham Grand Prairie, TX Rural Carrier Harold Durham was delivering mail in Grand Prairie, TX, one day last fall when he spotted a toddler alone at a busy intersection. Durham stopped to check on the boy, who was around 2 years old, and called 911. Police officers soon arrived ...
Another awesome group of Rural carrier heroes
Tanya Morris, Perry, GA, Rural Carrier Tanya Morris was recently delivering mail in Perry, GA, when she spotted smoke pouring out of a customer’s home. Morris immediately called 911 and alerted neighbors, who converged on the scene to check on the homeowner, who is disabled and couldn’t escape on his ...
RCAs doing the hero thing
John Bondy, Clark, MO Rural Carrier Associate John Bondy was delivering mail on a wet November day last year in Clark, MO, when he spotted a pregnant customer collapsed on muddy ground near her front porch. Bondy rushed to aid the woman, who was unconscious but breathing. He immediately called ...
Rural Carriers making the world a better place
Allyssa Tones, Perry, NY Rural Carrier Allyssa Tones had just finished her day recently at the Perry, NY, Post Office when she spotted smoke billowing from the second floor of a building that houses a bowling alley downstairs and apartments upstairs. Tones — who also works part time at the ...
Rural Carrier heroes at it again
Ashley Deasey,Buffalo Mills, PA Rural Carrier Ashley Deasey was delivering mail in Buffalo Mills, PA, one day last fall when she saw that a customer’s home was on fire. While calling 911, Deasey rushed to the front door and knocked, then opened it to alert anyone who may have been ...
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Kevin Lippy, Powhatan, VA Rural Carrier Associate Kevin Lippy was delivering mail in Powhatan, VA, in August when he was involved in a two-vehicle accident. Lippy, who sustained minor injuries, quickly grew concerned about a 3-year-old boy, Jojo Seabrook, who was pinned underneath the car that was being driven by ...
Rural Carrier Heroes – Doing it the rural carrier way
Douglas Daly, Groton, SD Groton, SD, Rural Carrier Douglas Daly was recently delivering mail in an isolated area when he came upon the scene of an ATV accident. Daly stopped to assist the driver, a 15-year-old who had sustained serious head and chest injuries and was in distress as he ...
Heroes are ordinary people who make themselves extraordinary
Joshua McGlone, Wheelersburg, OH Rural Carrier Joshua McGlone was delivering mail on a July day in Wheelersburg, OH, when he spotted the wooden front porch of a customer’s home engulfed in flames. While the homeowner’s sister-in-law — who was there by herself — called 911, McGlone quickly located a cooler ...
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Brandy Pleasants, Ashland, VA Rural Carrier Brandy Pleasants was delivering mail on a spring day in Ashland, VA, when she stopped at a convenience store. Pleasants discovered that the clerk was in medical distress and urgently needed care as he turned blue. The Postal Service employee immediately called 911 and ...
Rural Carrier Heroes across the country!!
Michele Williams, Ocklawaha, FL Rural Carrier Michele Williams was on her way to work recently in Ocklawaha, FL, when she spotted a disabled customer being attacked by a dog. Williams stopped to assist the man, using dog repellent spray to safely end the attack. After the customer retrieved a lost ...
Heroes are ordinary people who make themselves extraordinary
Todd Blanchard, Niles, OH Niles, OH, Rural Carrier Todd Blanchard was delivering mail during the winter when he came upon an older customer in trouble. The man had fallen while clearing his driveway with a snow blower. Blanchard rushed to the man’s side and helped him get up and into ...
Rural Carrier heroes doing what rural carriers do
Tracey Johnson, Ridgeland, MS Rural Carrier Tracey Johnson was recently delivering mail in a Ridgeland, MS, neighborhood when she spotted a little boy by himself alongside a street. He started crying when she stopped and asked him where his mother was. Johnson picked up the boy to comfort him while ...
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Suzanne Mates, Ithaca, MI Rural Carrier Eric Pierce was recently delivering mail on a rainy day in Lavonia, GA, when he saw a worrisome sight: a broken guardrail on a bridge over a lake.Pierce stopped to investigate and spotted a nearly submerged car. He immediately called 911, but as he ...