My experience today was so amazing. It started off with me assisting the Morning News Producer at WACH Fox. I was a runner for him and I handed out the rundowns and scripts for the news anchors, weather man, director, and producer. After that I went on a field assignment with Morning News Anchor Janet Parker. We were scheduled to go to Fort Jackson Military Branch in Columbia South Carolina to gather a story about a soldier who saved the life of another military soldier who had an seizure while in class. When we got to the sight to capture the footage and get the interview, we realized that there was a mix up in communication because another hero soilder was ready to do an interview for another situation that happened. So after approval from the WACH Fox station manager to do the new story, we found that the new story had to do with another military hero. We had the pleasure of interviewing Staff Sargent Mercedes Amaro who recieved the Soldier's Medal which is the highest military medal. He recieved that medal because he saved three lives at a basic training sight. The incident happend on July 31st 2009 at a grenade training sight. Sargent Amaro blocked a grenade from hitting the individual who threw it incorrectly and two others on the ground. He said the trainee was very nervous and when he noticed her angle of how it was about to be thrown he then blocked it quickly and then jumped on top of her to protect her from the granade impact. It was an honor to meet a true hero. He was very humble and that made his character shine through. After the interview, myself and Janet captured footage of the Fort Jackson Military Base and saw the location of where the incident happened. It was so amazing to see those hard working men and women working hard to prepare to serve our country. I had so much fun today on this field assignment.
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