{"id":5176,"date":"2012-09-20T22:10:40","date_gmt":"2012-09-21T03:10:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/?p=5176"},"modified":"2012-09-20T22:10:40","modified_gmt":"2012-09-21T03:10:40","slug":"letter-carriers-recognized-as-2012-heroes-of-the-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/2012\/09\/20\/letter-carriers-recognized-as-2012-heroes-of-the-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Letter carriers recognized as 2012 Heroes of the Year"},"content":{"rendered":"

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WASHINGTON, D.C., Sept. 14, 2012 \u2014Thomas Logue, a 28-year letter carrier from New Jersey, and Charlie Rose, a 23-year veteran in Ohio, are among those to be honored by the National Association of Letter Carriers on Sept. 20 as 2012’s Heroes of the Year.<\/p>\n

Logue, of Cape Atlantic, who saved a boy engulfed by a large wave on Father\u2019s Day, has been named 2012 National Hero of the Year. He saw the youngster pulled out to sea by a rip current beforedisappearing under a wave.<\/p>\n

Rose, recipient of the Special Carrier Alert award, detected at least a dozen natural gas leaks on his route, saving lives and prompting the local gas utility to replace 17,235 feet of pipe and Athens\u2019 city council to require carbon monoxide detectors in 4,500 new rental properties.<\/p>\n

Several other carriers also are being recognized as heroes. They represent thousands of letter carriers<\/a> who not only deliver the mail to 150 million households and businesses six days a week, but who often assist in situations involving accidents, fires, crimes or health crises.<\/p>\n