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US veteran steals truck, saves dozens after Las Vegas shooting
Posted on 10/3/17 at 12:17 pm
Posted on 10/3/17 at 12:17 pm
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"There was a lot of bravery and courageous people out there. I'm glad that I could call them my country folk," he said.
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Iraq veteran Taylor Winston is being hailed as a hero for his courageous acts during the Las Vegas shooting that claimed 59 lives on Sunday evening and left over 500 people wounded.
Winston, 29, was attending the Route 91 Harvest country music festival with friends when shooter Stephen Paddock opened fire on the crowd from a hotel nearby.
Winston, who previously served in the Marines, immediately sprang into action amid the spraying bullets and stole a pick-up truck to transport dozens of victims to the hospital, CBS reports.
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Me and a friend went and got a few drinks and found our other friends near the side stage and we just kind of posted up there to watch and enjoy the concert," Winston told the outlet.
He describes himself and thousands of other concertgoers soon later to be boxed in by a fence once gunfire erupted.
"The shots got louder and louder, closer to us and saw people getting hit, it was like we could be hit at any second. Once we got to the fence, I helped throw a bunch of people over, and got myself over," Winston said. "It was a mini war zone but we couldn't fight back."
SEE ALSO: Lone gunman kills 59, injures hundreds, in Las Vegas concert attack
"I saw a field with a bunch of white trucks. I tested my luck to see if any of them had keys in it, first one we tried opening had keys sitting right there. I started looking for people to take to the hospital," Winston said. "There was just too many and it was overwhelming how much blood was everywhere."
Once he dropped off a group of victims, he returned to the festival to gather more. Winston estimated he transported roughly "20 to 30 people" to the hospital that evening.
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This post was edited on 10/3/17 at 12:18 pm
Posted on 10/3/17 at 12:22 pm to TechDawg2007
Amazing story and heroic bravery
Posted on 10/3/17 at 12:22 pm to TechDawg2007
I've watched several videos where the security staff is telling people to stay where they are and making them sitting ducks. There's no way they would've kept me there.
Posted on 10/3/17 at 12:23 pm to upgrayedd
someone buy this ol baw a beer
Posted on 10/3/17 at 12:24 pm to TechDawg2007
was this guy's name dan bilzern??
oh no, that pussy was hiding under a truck taking selfies.
oh no, that pussy was hiding under a truck taking selfies.
Posted on 10/3/17 at 12:25 pm to TechDawg2007
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first one we tried opening had keys sitting right there
crazy that this still happens
Posted on 10/3/17 at 12:25 pm to TechDawg2007
Difference between someone who's seen combat and who hasn't.
Posted on 10/3/17 at 12:26 pm to upgrayedd
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There's no way they would've kept me there.
I get what you're saying, but you have no idea how'd you'd react in that situation. Especially if you didn't know from where the attack was coming.
(Unless you have been through something like this, in which case you do know how you'd react.)
Posted on 10/3/17 at 12:27 pm to CAD703X
quote:If hiding under a truck to escape the hail of bullets makes someone a pussy, I would have been Grand Master Pussy that day.
oh no, that pussy was hiding under a truck taking selfies.
Posted on 10/3/17 at 12:29 pm to TechDawg2007
Narratives:
Dems - he's a white supremacist that is getting away with a crime
Everyone else - he's a good 'ol baw that helped a lot of people
Dems - he's a white supremacist that is getting away with a crime
Everyone else - he's a good 'ol baw that helped a lot of people
Posted on 10/3/17 at 12:55 pm to TheFonz
You need to listen to the scanner feed on YouTube. Police Officer was calling for help because citizens were "overwhelming" him and stealing police cars to take people to the hospital. I would like to think this would be acceptable under the circumstances. Reminded me of the Hangover though.
Posted on 10/3/17 at 12:56 pm to upgrayedd
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I've watched several videos where the security staff is telling people to stay where they are and making them sitting ducks. There's no way they would've kept me there.
Meant to upvote, accidentally downvoted. My bad
Posted on 10/3/17 at 12:57 pm to TechDawg2007
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who previously served in the Marines
Semper Fricking Fidelis.
Posted on 10/3/17 at 1:03 pm to tigerinthebueche
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I get what you're saying, but you have no idea how'd you'd react in that situation. Especially if you didn't know from where the attack was coming.
(Unless you have been through something like this, in which case you do know how you'd react.)
I situations like this, especially this one, staying still is probably the worst thing you can do. Moving is your best chance of survival, especially since there was nothing there that could provide effective cover.
Posted on 10/3/17 at 1:38 pm to TechDawg2007
Take note Libs. Thats when you call someone brave. Not how you've been calling people "brave" for saying they are a female when they have a weiner.
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