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The Heroic Story of Mike Neal That Earned Him a Medal of Valor | S2BC Podcast | Episode 112

Mike Neal chats with Rick about receiving the Medal of Valor from the president of the United States and was named the NRA Officer of the Year for his heroics in 2010. On May 20, 2010, Officer Neal answered a call for assistance after two West Memphis Police officers had been shot and killed during a traffic stop along Interstate 40, and engaged two suspects in the Walmart parking lot. The two suspects were engaged in a firefight with Sheriff Dick Busby and Chief Deputy W. A. Wren. The Sheriff and Deputy, armed with only handguns, were firing from an AK-47 assault rifle and a handgun. Officer Neal used his truck to ram the suspects' van to prevent the suspects from being mobile and possibly harming innocent bystanders and to divert the suspects' attention away from the Sheriff and Deputy. Once Officer Neal rammed the suspects' van, the suspects opened fire on Officer Neal's truck, firing several rounds through his windshield. Officer Neal avoided being hit by the AK-47 rounds and returned fire with his issued AR-15. He disabled the driver and possibly the passenger before putting his truck in reverse and backing out of the line of fire, so other officers could continue the firefight. Both suspects were pronounced dead at the scene. By putting himself in harm's way, Officer Neal's actions undoubtedly saved the lives of Sheriff Busby and Deputy Wren, both of whom were injured by the suspects. Officer Neal was only slightly injured. -------------- Tune in every week as we share a new amazing story of these selfless heroes who decided to put their country and community first. This episode is brought to you by our sponsors: Blue Star Security: https://bluestarsecurityltd.com/ Supreme Whiskey Stones: https://www.supremewhiskeystones.com/ Roseangela's Pizzeria: https://www.yelp.com/biz/rosangelas-p... #mikeneal #Medalofvalor #nra #wardenstories #americanheroes #hereos #military #policehero #policestory #heropodcast #podcast #chicagopodcast #firstresponderpodcast