{"66520":{"#nid":"66520","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Navy Ensign Awarded Rare Non-Combat Medal for Heroism","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ENavy Ensign Sean Barner, a native of Stone Mountain, Georgia who received his commissioned at Georgia Tech this spring, was awarded the highest non-combat medal for heroism in recognition of his courageous rescue of guests being held hostage by two armed gunmen at a party in College Park, Georgia on May 3, 2009. Barner received the Navy and Marine Corps Medal, a very rare honor, at a ceremony held on Tuesday, June 14\u0026nbsp;at Georgia Tech. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAt the time of the incident, Barner was an active duty Marine attending Georgia State University and a member of the Naval Reserve Officers\u2019 Training Corps (NROTC) Atlanta Region Unit at Georgia Tech. Ensign Barner broke out of the room where the hostages were being held confronting one of the gunmen, and then rescued a woman who was being assaulted by the second gunman. He then provided medical assistance to a victim shot by the assailants. His quick and decisive actions saved the life of one of the victims and prevented possible harm or death to several others. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cEnsign Barner\u2019s courage in the face of great personal risk inspires our admiration and pride,\u201d said Dean Jacqueline J. Royster on behalf of the ROTC Commanders and Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts. \u201cHis actions exemplify the values and spirit that are fundamental to the Reserve Officers Training Corp and to Georgia Tech\u2019s proud tradition of high quality military leadership.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EEnsign Barner received his commission from Georgia Tech Naval ROTC in spring of 2011.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ENavy Ensign Sean Barner, a native of Stone Mountain, Georgia who received his commission at Georgia Tech this spring, was awarded the highest non-combat medal for heroism in recognition of his courageous rescue of guests being held hostage by two armed gunmen at a party in College Park, Georgia on May 3, 2009. Barner received the Navy and Marine Corps Medal, a very rare honor, at a ceremony held on Tuesday, June 14 at\u0026nbsp;Georgia Tech.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"27192","created_gmt":"2011-06-14 12:03:36","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:08:53","author":"Benjamin Chapman","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2011-06-14T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2011-06-14T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"67739":{"id":"67739","type":"image","title":"Sean Barner","body":null,"created":"1449177176","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 21:12:56","changed":"1475894592","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:43:12","alt":"Sean Barner","file":{"fid":"192575","name":"seanbarner200x300_0.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/seanbarner200x300_0_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/seanbarner200x300_0_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":65276,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/seanbarner200x300_0_0.jpg?itok=sQAhIusQ"}},"66521":{"id":"66521","type":"image","title":"Ensign Barner and Captain Steve Kirby, US Navy","body":null,"created":"1449177176","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 21:12:56","changed":"1475894592","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:43:12","alt":"Ensign Barner and Captain Steve Kirby, US Navy","file":{"fid":"192568","name":"barner_withkirby200x300.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/barner_withkirby200x300_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/barner_withkirby200x300_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":46272,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/barner_withkirby200x300_0.jpg?itok=mpW7Fac-"}}},"media_ids":["67739","66521"],"groups":[{"id":"1281","name":"Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts"}],"categories":[{"id":"130","name":"Alumni"}],"keywords":[{"id":"3857","name":"nrotc"},{"id":"168912","name":"Sean Barner"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ERebecca Keane \u2013 404.894.1720\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["rebecca.keane@iac.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}