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SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- Lance Cpl. Taylor Janis, a light-armored vehicle crewman with Company E, 4th Light-Armored Reconnaissance Battalion here, is pinned by his company commander at an awards ceremony, Sept. 14, 2013. Janis was awarded a Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal for saving an 8-year-old boy from a crashed car in March. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Tiffany Edwards) - SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- Lance Cpl. Taylor Janis, a light-armored vehicle crewman with Company E, 4th Light-Armored Reconnaissance Battalion here, is pinned by his company commander at an awards ceremony, Sept. 14, 2013. Janis was awarded a Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal for saving an 8-year-old boy from a crashed car in March. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Tiffany Edwards)

Everyday American hero: Lance Cpl. Taylor Janis

“It all just happened so fast. I didn’t think. I just reacted,” said Lance Cpl. Taylor Janis. “I really can’t describe it.”Janis wasn’t referring to a combat experience. He was recalling the night when he risked his life to pull an 8-year-old boy named Matthew from a badly damaged vehicle. The vehicle was involved in a head-on collision that

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Married Marine couple helps victims of two car crash

Westbound on Interstate 610 while driving to their home on the Northshore, Master Gunnery Sgt. Jaime Cadwalader and her husband Master Sgt. Mark Cadwalader didn’t have any plans that evening. It wasn’t until Jaime Cadwalader slammed on the brakes while moving about 60 miles per hour, that their ordinary Aug. 12 day, turned into an unforgettable

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