Marine awarded Navy and Marine Corps Medal for Bravery

Marine awarded Navy and Marine Corps Medal for Bravery
Posted: Thursday, March 15, 2012
Lance Cpl. Adwin C. Esters 2nd Marine Division

Sgt. Diego R. Zuluaga, a radio operator serving in Alpha Company, 6th Communication Battalion, 4th Marine Logistics Group, located in Amityville, New York, and a fellow reservist were on their way to their drilling station on a seemingly normal Sunday morning on February 13, 2011, when they passed a burning vehicle on the Southern State Parkway in Roosevelt, New York.

The accident seemed to have occurred merely seconds before they happened upon it, said Zuluaga. He noticed vehicles in front of him pulling over to the side of the road to avoid a hazard further up the road. Then they saw the danger: a vehicle had apparently lost control and went off an overpass onto the highway below, struck a bridge embankment, and exploded into flames with three male occupants trapped inside.
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