SATURDAY, JUNE 18, 2016

Today We Honor Imran Yousuf, Whose Marine’s Training Helped Him Save Dozens From Orlando Gunman

Stars and Stripes says when the terrifying blasts of rapid gunfire filled an Orlando, Florida, nightclub early Sunday morning, many clubgoers panicked or froze. Amid the swirl of sensory overload, their response was overwhelmingly typical of people under threat.

In an emergency situation — as any first responder can attest — a victim’s first challenge is overriding the paralysis brought on by extreme fear and confusion.

Imran Yousuf, a bouncer at the Pulse nightclub, had an advantage. A Marine who had served in Afghanistan, Yousuf was able to use his training to quickly identify the impending threat and remain clear-headed as people died around him, according to the Marine Corps Times. Because of the 24-year-old’s decisive actions, he is being credited with saving dozens of lives.

“There are a lot of people naming me a hero and as a former Marine and Afghan veteran I honestly believe I reacted by instinct,” he wrote on Facebook Monday, according to the Times.

During his interview with CBS, he went a step further, wishing he could have done more during the attack. “I wish I could have saved more to be honest,” he said. “There are a lot of people that are dead . . .there are a lot of people that are dead.” [MORE]

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