{"id":14714,"date":"2017-05-23T15:48:02","date_gmt":"2017-05-23T15:48:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/uncategorized\/2017\/05\/23\/marine-corporal-is-awarded-the-highest-non-combat-medal-for-his-heroic-actions-during-a-2014-car-crash\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T20:34:14","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T20:34:14","slug":"marine-corporal-is-awarded-the-highest-non-combat-medal-for-his-heroic-actions-during-a-2014-car-crash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/news\/your-marine-corps\/2017\/05\/23\/marine-corporal-is-awarded-the-highest-non-combat-medal-for-his-heroic-actions-during-a-2014-car-crash\/","title":{"rendered":"Marine corporal is awarded the highest non-combat medal for his heroic actions during a 2014 car crash"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A Marine Corps corporal was awarded the service&#8217;s highest honor for non-combat valor for saving a man&#8217;s life in a car crash in North Carolina in 2014. <br\/><br\/>Cpl. David Qualls, a motor transport assistant chief with Marine Wing Support Squadron 471, 4<sup>th<\/sup> Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Forces Reserve, <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dvidshub.net\/news\/234608\/marine-awarded-navy-and-marine-corps-medal-heroic-actions\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Link: https:\/\/www.dvidshub.net\/news\/234608\/marine-awarded-navy-and-marine-corps-medal-heroic-actions\">was awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Medal<\/a> at the 1<sup>st<\/sup> Battalion, 23<sup>rd<\/sup> Marine Regiment headquarters in Houston, Texas on May 20. <br\/><br\/>Qualls and Cpl. Nathan Bryson, a Marine veteran who served as a motor transport operator for the Headquarters and Support Battalion at the School of Infantry East at Camp Lejeune, were returning to Camp Geiger when they came upon a multiple vehicular accident on the Sneads Ferry Bridge.<br\/><br\/> &#8220;I just knew something was off,&#8221; Qualls said. &#8220;We immediately got out and went to help.&#8221;<br\/><br\/> Upon closer inspection, the two realized what was happening \u2014 one of the vehicles was slowly catching fire. A white SUV driven by Larry Flesher, an electrical technician from Valdosta, Georgia, had him pinned down with a broken femur, arm and ankle. <br\/><br\/>&#8220;Being a Marine definitely affected my reaction,&#8221; Qualls said. &#8220;But being a Marine and having another Marine come for help, I couldn&#8217;t just sit back and do nothing. 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