Sgt. Major Joshua Michael died pushing his wife to safety. Says family friend Corey Rogers, ?Obviously, Joshua had the reaction of a real man."
One of the veterans killed when a freight train slammed into a parade float in West Texas died a hero,? pushing his wife to safety before losing his own life in the tragic accident.
Four people were killed and 16 others injured Thursday afternoon when the float tried to pass through a Midland railroad crossing on its way to an honorary banquet.
Among the dead was Army staff sergeant Joshua Michael, 34, who pushed his wife Daylyn from the float just before the locomotive stuck, a friend of the Michael family told NBC's Today show.
?I think it was just pandemonium more than anything else,? said Corey Rogers. ?Obviously, Joshua had the reaction of a real man."
Michael had a history of heroism. He was the recipient of two Purple Heart decorations and was the father of two, according to the Midland Reporter-Telegram.
The three other victims were identified as Army Sgt. Maj. Gary Stouffer, 37, Army Sgt. Maj. Lawrence Boivin, and Army Sgt. Maj. William Lubbers, 43.
The locomotive was sounding its horn and people were jumping off the decorated flatbed truck before the collision around 4:40 p.m., witnesses and Union Pacific spokesman Tom Lange told the Associated Press.
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