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Show ; t : ' 7 y ;x r ft JT itr-z mim Steven Wiseman, center, was given the soldier of quarter award SOLDI En AW A R D b? M-G-Ben7, lcft-Mrs-wiseman u n iht-us- Ay Photograph. Sp. 5 Steven R. Wiseman and his wife Cheryl and son Justin Merle are visiting with relatives in Bountiful. - STEVE IS stationed with U. . S. Army MEDDAC at West ; Point, N.Y. where he recently ; was awarded Outstanding f Soldier of the first quarter of 1975. He was previously ; awarded outstanding soldier : of the month. When Specialist 5 Steven R. Wiseman ends his shift at the :; U. S. Army Hospital at West i Point, he tries, like most people, to leave his work at E" the office. He doesn't always ;E get that chance. 5 SP. WISEMAN recently E; finished his 3-11 p.m. shift at -E the hospital, where he is a r- clinical specialist, and start--'--ed for home. He was slowed ; by traffic congestion near the ' intersection of Route 207 and Union Avenue, in the town of ; Newburgh, by an obstacle f blocking the right hand lane. ; THE "OBSTACLE" was r Patrolman William Thomp- - son of the New Windsor Police ; Department, who lay : sprawled on the road bleeding from a knife wound. E Patrolman Thompson had -: been driving to work when a E car passed him, the driver shouting obscenities. The of- ; ficer pulled the car over. words were exchanged and the driver slashed Thompson across both legs. The officer fell but was able to draw his weapon. Thompson fired a shot in an effort to summon help from passing motorists. Approximately 25 cars drove around him without stopping. SP Wiseman arrived at the scene of the incident and, as cited by the supervisor of the town of New Windsor, ". . . did without hesitation and with complete self assurance as-surance administer effective first aid to the bleeding patrolman pa-trolman who was then still "holding" a gun on his assailant." as-sailant." SP WISEMAN'S selfless good Samaritan action made it possible for the patrolman to hold his assailant at bay until additional police assistance assis-tance arrived. For the West Point medic, who was a Paramedic while in Denver this was not his first time. WHILE assigned to the Fitzsimmons Army Medical Center, Denver, Colo., SP Wiseman spotted a car which had left the road, overturned and caught fire. He assisted the driver of the car in carrying carry-ing her two daughters to safety just as the car's gas tank exploded littering the area with flaming debris. Neither Sp. Wiseman, Mrs. Wiseman nor the two girls sustained serious injuries. Mrs. Wiseman also helped her husband. The contents of a letter which was received by Steven's mother and also Cheryl's parents was as follows: "IT GIVES me great pleasure to inform you that your son has been selected as the Outstanding Soldier of the Quarter for the 1st quarter of 1975. Your son entered into competition with approximately approxima-tely 800 members of West Point and has proven himself for special recognition during the quarter. He was selected on the basis of military bearing, bear-ing, job proficiency, appearance, ap-pearance, and his knowledge of both military subjects and current events. 1 AM certain that you are as proud of your son as I am to have him serve in this command. com-mand. It is certainly obvious that the years spent growing up have given him a firm foundation for meeting the many challenges of life. S C. W. Guth Colonel, GS Acting Chief of Staff Steve is a graduate of Bountiful High in the class of 1971 where he took city regional and state honors in diving and also received Ail-American Ail-American in diving. CHERYL IS a graduate of Viewmont High with the class of 1971. Their son Justin Merele was born at West Point, N. Y. on May 2, 1975. - They are visiting with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Merle Peck and Mrs. Eva Wiseman of Bountiful. |