By Lance Cpl. Randy LittleFALLUJAH — Marines from Scout Platoon, Headquarters and Service Company, 4th Tank Battalion, saved the lives of a 5-year-old Iraqi boy and his family when Marines came to the aid of an overturned vehicle outside of Fallujah, Iraq, March 9.
The Marines were traveling down one of the main roads when they stopped due to a suspected improvised explosive device. While posting security, two Marines looking through binoculars watched as the driver of a vehicle lost control and flipped his car several times. The car finally came to rest on its roof.
After the IED that caused the halt originally had been determined to be a false alarm, the Marines moved in to help the vehicle’s occupants. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Maurell D. Higginbottom, the patrol’s 22-year-old corpsman and Smyrna, Ga., native, approached the scene while the other Marines established a security cordon around the accident.
(PHOTO: Marines from Scout Platoon, Headquarters & Service Company, 4th Tank Battalion, Regimental Combat Team 6, provide first aid to an Iraqi family involved in a serious motor vehicle accident. The Scout Platoon Marines assisted the family after witnessing the driver of the vehicle lose control and subsequently flip the car several times, landing on its roof. After rendering first aid, a medical evacuation flight arrived to transport the wounded locals to Camp Taqaddum Surgical. Quick thinking and action saved the lives of all involved. USMC photo by Cpl. Alexander E. Escobar.)
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