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Secretary of the Military Dan Driscoll highlighted acts of heroism made by troopers at Fort Stewart throughout a taking pictures on the base on Thursday.
Driscoll spoke of six troopers who “put themselves in harms means” through the assault that noticed 5 folks shot. He stated one of many troopers, who went unnamed, tackled the alleged shooter, U.S. Military Sergeant Quornelius Radford.
“The quick motion of those troopers, underneath stress and underneath trauma and underneath hearth, completely saved lives from being misplaced,” Driscoll stated.
Driscoll stated a second soldier jumped on prime of Radford and the opposite solider after he’d been tackled, whereas the opposite 4 rushed these injured within the taking pictures to obtain care.
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Mugshot of Quornelius Radford, booked on the Liberty County Jail in Hinesville, Ga., on Might 18, 2025. (Liberty County Sheriff’s Workplace)
“These American troopers spotlight precisely what the Military has been to this nation,” Driscoll stated, noting that the U.S. Military is celebrating its 250th anniversary this yr. “It has been there throughout among the darkest moments of this nation’s historical past, and it has been there and stood robust and acted on behalf of Americans.”
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Of the 5 troopers shot within the assault, three have already been launched from the hospital. The remaining two are in secure situation however are anticipated to have longer roads to restoration.
Radford, who has been apprehended, is 28 years previous and served as an automatic logistics sergeant assigned to the ABCT.
The Military stated Radford is from Jacksonville, Florida, and joined the Military as an Automated Logistical Specialist in January 2018.
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The Military additionally stated Radford has by no means been deployed.
He was arrested following the taking pictures and is at present in pre-trial confinement.
Anders Hagstrom is a reporter with Fox Information Digital overlaying nationwide politics and main breaking information occasions. Ship tricks to Anders.Hagstrom@Fox.com, or on Twitter: @Hagstrom_Anders.
