He used first-aid skills learned in his Philadelphia public school’s Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps program to help save his friend’s life.
By Kristen A. Graham, The Philadelphia Inquirer
It is an honor rarely given. Among the last recipients were three JROTC students killed in the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shootings in Parkland, Florida. They were awarded the medal posthumously. Bailey-Taylor used his hoodie to apply pressure to the stomach wound. Two police officers were nearby and arrived within minutes; Bailey-Taylor briefed them on what he knew. The officers put his friend into the backseat of their cruiser, with Bailey-Taylor next to the victim.
Lt. Col. Russell Gallagher, a district JROTC instructor who holds the position of PMA commandant, marvels at Bailey-Taylor’s heroism, but he’s not especially surprised. And they have, said Bailey-Taylor, who often sidesteps talk about his heroism to highlight the staff and cadets who have supported him during his time at PMA.
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