North Carolina National Guard Soldier Spc Robert Shook, right, is honored with the NCNG’s Soldier and Airman Medal (NCSAM) at a ceremony at Guard headquarters in Raleigh, March 24, 2017. “We needed a way to formally recognize those who go beyond,” said Army Maj. Gen. Greg Lusk, the adjutant general of North Carolina, commander of the NCNG, left. Shook is assigned to the 151st Engineer Company. On duty in October 2016, he rushed to the rescue of a nurse who was trapped in floodwaters caused by Hurricane Matthew. He jumped into the rushing water once the nurse lost her grip from a rescue line th
North Carolina National Guard Soldier Spc Robert Shook, right, is honored with the NCNG’s Soldier and Airman Medal (NCSAM) at a ceremony at Guard headquarters in Raleigh, March 24, 2017. “We needed a way to formally recognize those who go beyond,” said Army Maj. Gen. Greg Lusk, the adjutant general of North Carolina, commander of the NCNG, left. Shook is assigned to the 151st Engineer Company. On duty in October 2016, he rushed to the rescue of a nurse who was trapped in floodwaters caused by Hurricane Matthew. He jumped into the rushing water once the nurse lost her grip from a rescue line thrown to her. He quickly retrieved her and began to move her back to his tactical vehicle. After realizing the current was too strong, Shook began to tread water until a swift water rescue boat arrived and loaded her aboard. The ceremony was part of the celebration of the NCNG’s birthday noting its founding with the Carolina Charter to “… levy, muster and train men …” in 1663.
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