Special Ops para-rescueman Kenneth O’Brien was recently given a more fitting title: “Superman.”
For his valor, he was honored as one of the "outstanding airmen of the year." On his flight home, it appeared his job was not finished.
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Via CBS:
U.S. Air Force Technical Sergeant Kenneth O’Brien always seems to be at the right place at the right time. He is a special ops pararescueman based in Japan. As “CBS Evening News” anchor Norah O’Donnell reports, it’s a dangerous job and O’Brien is always busy.
While serving on the president’s security detail during a summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, he saved a civilian from a burning car. Last year, he helped lead the rescue of the Thai soccer team trapped in a flooded cave. He also saved a fellow rescuer, a Thai Navy SEAL.
In a video released by DVIDS last year, O’Brien described what it was like to be a part of the rescue.