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West Point cadet Larry Pickett Jr. and his father rescued an unconscious man from a burning car in Fort Montgomery, New York.

Video shows them pulling the man to safety moments before the vehicle ignited.

The Fort Montgomery Fire Department confirmed the crash, and West Point praised Pickett Jr.’s bravery.

HUDSON VALLEY, N.Y. - In the early hours of August 31, a military cadet football player rescued a man from a burning vehicle in New York’s Hudson Valley.

The backstory:

Larry Pickett Jr., a second-year cadet at the United States Military Academy at West Point, was driving through Fort Montgomery with his family when they encountered a crashed vehicle entangled in downed power lines.

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