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Heroic mail-carrying mom.(The Goodness Of America)
The National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) held a ceremony in Washington, D.C., on September 17 of last year to honor letter carriers for heroic deeds. One of those recognized was Mrs. Elizabeth Myers, of Columbia, South Carolina, who has delivered mail for 17 years. She and husband Jerome have three children, who were ages 7, 12 and 21 when their mom was honored.
On January 17, 2003, Myers was delivering mail to a home on her route when she noticed flames coming from the house. Myers knew the residents--Charles and Elizabeth Rought, an elderly father and his daughter--and recognized their vehicles in the driveway. Surmising that the two were probably trapped inside the building, Myers called 911 and began looking for a way to get into the house.
Since flames engulfed the front, Myers tried to force open a back door. When the door gave way, a burst of stifling smoke enveloped Myers. "The smoke just came pouring out, thick and hot, and I fell to the floor," she recalled for the October 2003 Postal Record (the NALC's monthly magazine). She noticed Mr. Rought's feet about a body ...
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