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Pilot protects woman.(Adam Kinzinger)(Brief article)

The New American

| May 14, 2007 | Mass, Warren | COPYRIGHT 2007 American Opinion Publishing, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Lieutenant Adam Kinzinger is an Air National Guard pilot from Bloomington, Illinois, but between flying refueling missions over Afghanistan, he is stationed in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. One night last summer, Kinzinger was walking to his car on a downtown Milwaukee street when he saw a woman standing in the street bleeding from a wound in her neck.

"He cut my throat, he cut my throat," the woman screamed.

The National Guard pilot saw a man with a three-inch knife near the woman, so he sprang into action. Kinzinger grabbed the man's wrist and forced him to the ground, pinning him down and using his knee to immobilize the man's knife hand. Another witness ran into a nearby fast-food restaurant to call 911, and then returned to help hold the man until the police arrived.

The victim, a 22-year-old woman, was taken to the hospital for emergency ...

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