A woman stranded in a flash flood last week near Washington, D.C., was saved by a bus full of Marines who pushed her vehicle out of the water to safety.
Virginia Waller-Torres was driving near Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia when she was caught in rising waters during a storm on Sept. 16. A bus full of Marines pulled over next to her to offer a helping hand. Waller-Torres recorded a video of the Marines as they pushed her vehicle to safety. The video has since gone viral on TikTok.
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“Marine power!” Waller-Torres is heard saying in the video. “This is so cool. Oh my God, this is the most American thing ever. Thank you so much!”
The Marines were “Body Bearers,” part of an elite unit responsible for carrying the caskets of slain Marines, according to Military.com.
“If there’s anyone who’s going to help these people, it’d be us,” said Cpl. Mitchell Wojtowicz, one of the Marines who helped Waller-Torres. “We were the right ones for the job and hopped out without hesitation.”
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“Definitely didn’t do it for attention or views or anything like that. Just trying to do the right thing when no one’s watching. In this case, somebody was recording, but it was cool to see the positivity that sparked from it,” Cpl. Jared Tosner explained. “We’re all pretty like-minded group of individuals, not just as Body Bearers, just as Marines and service members. More or less, we just want to lend a helping hand and be good to one another.”
