"Lt. John Vanderstar ducked below the fire in his full protective gear and self-contained breathing apparatus, and shot down the hallway to the rear bedroom and found an adult woman and a child."
"If [the mother and child] were in that apartment for another minute or two, they most likely had no chance of survival, it's an amazing rescue," said Capt. Stephen Elliott.
"He first shielded the child with his own body to get him to safety. Gaffney then ran through the fire again and rescued the woman."
"The woman and child both survived," stated the White House in a press release announcing the awards, highlighting the heroic efforts in dangerous conditions.
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