An Iraq combat veteran is being hailed a hero after he pulled a woman from a burning car just before it exploded. Staff Sergeant Cory Hinkle of the North Carolina National Guard, who cleared roadside bombs in Iraq, jumped into action when he saw a head-on crash in Shelby, North Carolina. Hinkle and another man rescued Brandy Guin from her car and then he shielded her body with his as the car exploded. Hinkle was slightly injured when he was hit in the foot by flying metal. Guin, who broke her ankle in the crash, told local station WSOC-TV, "I will forever be indebted to him."
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