Florissant letter carrier to get hero award for stopping attacker wielding a cinder block
WASHINGTON • Florissant mail carrier Michael Murphy, who in 2014 rescued women in two cars from a man wielding a cinder block, will be among eight honored Wednesday for saving lives or helping people on their routes.
Murphy, of Troy, Ill., will be named the Central Region Hero of the Year by the National Association of Letter Carriers at a luncheon here.
The NALC said, “Murphy, a Marine Corps veteran and Navy reservist, tackled a cinder block-wielding man attacking women in two cars.”
According to the citation, Murphy was first alerted to a young girl screaming, "somebody help my mommy," when he walked out of a bread store after delivering mail on Oct. 29, 2014.
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