Master Sergeant Michael Wert, a Marine stationed at Cherry Point, was on vacation. He and his family were soaking up the sun at Atlantic Beach when he noticed two boys in trouble. They were drowning.
Wert ran into the water, swimming to the boys to help them. His wife ran to call 911. His daughter grabbed her boogie board and paddled after dad.
The boys are safe. Wert saved them, and his daughter got them onto her boogie board. But Wert was nowhere in sight. Rescue personnel found him, but it was too late.
Thank you, Master Sergeant Wert, for putting others before yourself. Not that we would expect anything else from a Marine.
h/t Blonde Sagacity