1116 Air Control Wing Public Affairs
8/20/2013 - ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. -- An Airmen from the Air National Guard's 116th Air Control Wing here helped rescue six children from an overturned school bus after it slid into a ditch Thursday in Warner Robins.
Senior Airman Joey DeFore credited his military training as the reason he was able to remain calm while he unbuckled children from their seats.
"It was chaotic," said DeFore. "The children were screaming and crying as they hung from their seats."
DeFore was on his way to work when he saw the accident take place.
"I just stopped [at the scene] ... my first thought was about the kids," said Defore, who has two children of his own.
After he led the children to an emergency exit, two bystanders retrieved the children from the bus and moved them to safety.
"Airman Defore displayed the essence of a citizen Airman." said a senior enlisted leader at the 128th Airborne Command and Control Squadron here. "We are Airmen dedicated to defending our nation with a deep-rooted responsibility to protect our citizens because they are dear to us."
Defore is a Georgia native and a graduate of Northside High School in Warner Robins. He was recently selected for a civil service position within the 116th ACW.
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