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A Letter Carrier Who Helped Rescue Residents from a Burning Apartment Building Is This Year's Recipient of the National Association of Letter Carriers' 'National Hero of the Year' Award
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(OPEN):
THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LETTER CARRIERS HAS
PRESENTED ITS 2007 "NATIONAL HERO OF THE YEAR" AWARD TO WAYNE
VIGER [LIKE "VIGOR"], OF LEWISTON, MAINE'S N-A-L-C BRANCH
241. ONE DAY, VIGER SMELLED SMOKE AT AN APARTMENT BUILDING ON HIS
ROUTE. AFTER ENTERING THE BUILDING, HE PULLED AN ELDERLY WOMAN OUT
OF ONE APARTMENT THAT HAD BEEN ON FIRE--THEN WENT AROUND AND KNOCKED ON
OTHER DOORS IN THE BUILDING, IN ORDER TO ALERT THE RESIDENTS. HE
ALSO ASSISTED IN THE RESCUE OF A DOG THAT HAD BEEN TRAPPED IN ANOTHER
APARTMENT...
(VIGER):
"I DID IT BECAUSE OF NOT ONLY INSTINCT, BUT ALSO THAT, YOU KNOW, I
PERSONALLY BELIEVE THAT GOD CREATED US TO HELP OTHER PEOPLE. AND,
I'M A FIRM BELIEVER THAT GOD PLACES PEOPLE IN [OTHER] PEOPLE'S PATHS
ALONG THE WAY--[IN ORDER] TO HELP THEM ALONG THE WAY. AND, PEOPLE
HAVE HELPED ME ALONG THE WAY. AND, I THANK GOD THAT HE'S ALLOWED
ME--AND ORCHESTRATED ME--TO HELP OTHER PEOPLE ALONG THE WAY. THEY
ROLLED OUT THE RED CARPET HERE FOR US. AND, IT'S AN EVENT THAT
I'LL NEVER, NEVER FORGET. THESE PEOPLE HAVE BEEN WONDERFUL TO US.
AND, WASHINGTON IS A FANTASTIC CITY THAT HAS A LOT OF HISTORY.
AND, REALLY, I'VE BEEN OVERWHELMED SINCE I'VE BEEN HERE."
(CLOSE):
THE N-A-L-C "HEROES OF THE YEAR" AWARDS WERE PRESENTED AT A SPECIAL
CEREMONY ON THURSDAY [SEPTEMBER 20TH] IN WASHINGTON, D-C.
