A Hero's Instinct

WBZ's Jordan Rich says this gentleman's award was well deserved.  

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
Hello and welcome to the Upside with Jordan a dose

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of good news, because it's a big world out there.
I attend Celtics games on occasion and love it when
they bring out heroes among us, honoring individuals who have
made an overwhelming impact on the lives of others well. Recently,
an award was handed out center court to Staff Sergeant
Thomas Beebe. Not only do we thank him for his
military service, the Celtics in the hometown crowd honored him

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for doing something very special and exceedingly brave. Staff Sergeant Biebe,
who is from Sutton, Massachusetts, didn't hesitate and reacted when
a fire erupted inside the red roof inn housing dozens
of families. He made his way through the thick smoke
and spreading flames, going door to door making sure that men, women,
and children of families were able to escape unharmed. He
realized his onside supervisor was still trapped inside, and the

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sergeant charged back into the building, making sure his supervisor
survived and was safe. A story that could have been
tragic in so many ways ended up a happy one
thanks to the heroic efforts of Staff Sergeant Thomas Beebe
and that's the upside with Jordan wz Boston's news radio