Marine, Iraq Veteran, saves 4-year-old's life

Local Marine saves 4-year-old's life
Bruce Brown

Buckles, a squad leader of a mortar platoon with the USMC 323 Weapons Company in Baton Rouge, is a veteran of a 2007-2008 deployment to Iraq. But he didn't get the chance to save a life there.

A 4-year-old boy was pulled from a swimming pool at a local apartment complex, and he was not breathing.

His lips were blue.

Providence was on his side, though, as U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Robby Buckles was near enough Tuesday night to help.

"I was with a group of friends, and I had gone inside," Buckles said. "Then I heard people yelling my name, saying there was a kid by the pool who wasn't breathing.

"I performed CPR until he started breathing, and then Acadian Ambulance showed up to take him to the hospital. I've been in the Marines for five years, and had EMS training with the Red Cross for three years, so I knew what to do."
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Local Marine Saves 4 year old boy