"I'm Just Your Average Next-Door Neighbor" — The Guardsman Who Pulled 11 Survivors from the Wreckage of Flight 232 and Said Nothing for 28 Years
On July 19, 1989, United Airlines Flight 232 crash-landed in Sioux City, Iowa. National Guard sergeant Carl Angelo ran into the burning wreckage without equipment and pulled eleven passengers to safety — then stayed silent about it for nearly three decades.
Jul 10, 2026