Army sergeant receives honors for saving drowning teenagers at Puncak Alam

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Sergeant Mohd Nor Khalid, a 40-year-old army personnel, was promoted to Staff Sergeant on Friday (Nov 29) for his heroic act of saving four teenage boys from drowning in a lake in Puncak Alam on Sunday (Nov 24).  Army Chief General Tan Sri Muhammad Hafizuddeain Jantan commended Mohd Nor, describing him as a shining example for all army personnel, and expressed hope that Mohd Nor's bravery would serve as an inspiration to all Malaysians.  Read more at https://tinyurl.com/5f7krdwz   WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00Please welcome Mr. Abdul Rahman Khalid and Mrs. Nurul Suhaillah Miki Ismail.

00:08Mr. Abdul Rahman Khalid has been promoted to the rank of Staff Sergeant,

00:11and will remain in the 41st Regiment of the King's Artillery Regiment.

00:24Today's meeting is to inform one of our heroes,

00:30Staff Sergeant Md. Abdul Rahman Khalid,

00:33on the courage he has shown to save the lives of four young men

00:39who were almost drowned in the Bukit Alam lake on November 24th.

00:45This is an act that shows his spirit,

00:51courage, and bravery as a soldier

00:58to carry out his social responsibility

01:03to save the lives of the people in distress at that time.

01:10So, Alhamdulillah, his attitude or his actions

01:16must be an example to all soldiers,

01:21and it is hoped that it can also inspire all Malaysians

01:31that we all have a responsibility

01:36to take care of and help each other.

01:42We believe that this is an act that we should give confidence

01:47and for all soldiers,

01:50being promoted is one of the contributions from the army

01:57that can not only give confidence but also help them.

02:02By being promoted, he will get a higher salary

02:07so that he can contribute to himself and his family.

02:10At the time of the incident,

02:13around 12.30pm,

02:18there was a WhatsApp group in the park

02:22saying that there was a drowned boy in the lake behind my house.

02:25At the same time, I heard my son start his motorcycle

02:29and go straight to the lake.

02:31When I arrived at the lake,

02:33I saw that there were a lot of people around the lake

02:37with all the rescue teams, such as the police and the bomb.

02:42Then I asked my park manager, Haji Anib,

02:48and he said that the rescue team had already called

02:51but they had not arrived at the scene yet.

02:54Then I asked him if I could rescue the boy.

03:00He told me that the boy was in danger

03:02and that he was already inside the lake.

03:04I told him that I would try to save him

03:06and that was the only thing I could tell him.

03:08What made you feel like you wanted to save him

03:13even though you were told that he was in the middle of the lake?

03:16When I arrived at the scene,

03:18I wanted to save him

03:20and I saw the condition of the victim.

03:23I asked the rescuer how long the victim was in the middle of the lake.

03:27He told me that it was around 45 minutes.

03:29I thought to myself that it was 45 minutes

03:31before the rescue team arrived

03:33and I was afraid that something bad was going to happen.

03:35I thought that maybe Allah had chosen me to save him.

03:40But Alhamdulillah, I dared to go down to the lake

03:44and I was able to save the victim.

03:47I would like to ask you something.

03:49When you were given the rank of Sergeant to Sergeant,

03:54did you receive any rewards from the TD?

03:59Alhamdulillah, thank you.

04:01I was given the rank of 41st Battalion,

04:04and the TD team was very proud of me.

04:07The army raised my name,

04:10but I didn't expect that they would ask for this.

04:12But Alhamdulillah,

04:13if Allah had chosen me,

04:15I would have been able to raise the name of the army in Malaysia.

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