Posted on 07/20/2010 7:28:52 AM PDT by smokingfrog
Keith McVey is no ordinary mailman.
He finished his afternoon deliveries, betraying no sign that anything out of the ordinary had occurred save for the blood on his uniform and the cut on his lip. Back at the post office, he was greeted with cries of disbelief: "Did you hear? Keith saved another life today."
McVey now can't walk down the street without being honked at by passing cars filled with admirers -- or, apparently, without saving a life.
"He's a rock star in our eyes," says Tina Starosto, a receptionist at King Apartments, where a sign declaring "Keith Our Hero" is on the office wall.
Over the years, McVey, 53, has helped saved three people while on his mail route, earning a reputation as the plainclothes superhero. Last week, he threw aside his bundle of mail to perform CPR on an unconscious man on the side of the road.
Two years ago, he pulled a drowning girl from the nearby lake. And nearly 20 years ago, when a teenager tried to take his life by jumping off a bridge on a snowy day, McVey, unable to stop him from jumping, covered the teen with blankets and helped keep him alive until an ambulance arrived.
McVey is embarrassed about displaying the many awards and newspaper clippings that showcase his acts of derring-do. It all usually starts with a cry for help.
Last week, it came from the back of a pickup. A panicked man was trying to revive his unconscious friend.
"He said his buddy wasn't breathing," explains McVey. "I thought, well, let's see what's going on. Sometimes you just have to act."
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When I worked at the Post Office a lot of carriers seemed to have a protective concern for the people on their route, but this guy is above and beyond.
Wonderful story, but he’s lucky he didn’t get fired for deviating from his appointed rounds!
He’s a true hero and sort of cute too in his short pants.
Sometimes kids, there really is a hero that saves the day.
I think so too, Keith.
This morning I ran over a sh!t eating dog.
Learn how to spel. The word is “shiite.”
Where are all the good postal carriers? Mine seem to all be foreigners who dislike me.
Last summer my postal carrier saw me on my front lawn trying to get my lawn mower working. Darned if he didn’t take ten minutes and fixed it for me!
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