Two Army civilian professionals and a contractor who provide information technology support at Fort Rucker found themselves at the right place at the right time to help save a life in the local community Aug. 15.

David E. Gardner II and John. J. Perez, both Army civilian IT specialists, and Michael V. Henderson, a contractor who works as a program manager, decided to break their routine of eating lunch on post that day, and instead to call in an order and make the drive to Enterprise.

After eating lunch, they headed back along U.S. Highway 84 East. As they neared Daleville, a storm had moved in and the rain was coming down hard. As the wiper blades pumped against a wet, gray horizon, the banter in their vehicle was mostly about getting the coffee order ready so they could make a quick st

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