American Soldiers Save Family From Burning Building in South Korea

A mother and her three children were saved from a burning building in the city of Pyeongtaek on April 30, by US Air Force personnel stationed at the nearby Osan and Kunsan Air Bases, in South Korean. The woman dropped her young children, including one baby, out of a fourth floor window onto blankets held by the US soldiers and nearby onlookers, before jumping herself. Media reports said that all four escaped without injury.

In this video released by the US military on May 2, the servicemen recount the incident. Credit: DVIDS/Staff Sgt. Daryn Murphy