DEFENDER'S RAP

• Nathan Pierce, 14, was hiking with his dad and brother
• On the Appalachian Trail in Pennsylvania
• When a hiker they had met earliet called
• And told them he had fallen and was badly hurt
• Nate and his dad backtracked down the trail
• They encountered three rattlesnakes before finding their friend
• With a deep punctured wound under his chin
• They bandaged the injury before starting the treacherous hike
• To the closest town to get him more treatment
• Nate and his dad met up with Nate’s brother
• On a road near the trail
• Another hiker had a car nearby
• And drove Nate’s friend to a hospital
• Where he was treated for his injuries and a concussion
• He later recovered
• Life Scout Nathan Pierce, a member of Troop 457
• Chartered to the Brussels American School
• Parent, Teacher and Student Organization
• In Brussels, Belgium received a Heroism Award for his actions
• He helped save the victims of a crash
• Nicholas Wood, 16, was driving near Lake Purdy, Alabama
• When he came across an overturned SUV in a roadside ditch
• And pulled over to help
• Nicholas used a bystander’s hammer
• To break the SUV’s rear window
• Freeing the trapped passengers
• Two off-duty firefighters then helped Nicholas move them
• Safely away from the vehicle
• One victim had suffered a mafor laceration on his head
• Nicholas applied pressure to control the bleeding
• Until first responders arrived
• Life Scout Nicholas John Wood, a member of Troop 76
• Chartered to Grace, a United Methodist Congregation
• In Birmingham, Ala, received a Heroism Award for his actions