Lifesaver Published Aug. 6, 2014 By Staff Sgt. Judson D. Heckerman 911th Airlift Wing Security Forces Squadron PITTSBURGH IAP ARS -- Staff Sgt. Raymond Bouyer of the 911th Security Forces Squadron was "coined" by Capt. Randall Gernhardt, 911th SFS Commander, at the Pittsburgh International Airport Air Reserve Station, June 7, 2014, in recognition of his recent life-saving actions. Bouyer was performing security duties as part of a Quick Response Force at the Thunder Over the Valley air show at Youngstown Air Reserve Station in May when he saved a child from choking. "As I was scanning the crowd, I happened to notice a young boy running around a few meters away from me," said Bouyer. "He stopped to get a piece of candy from his mom and that is when things went wrong." The boy started running again and suddenly began to choke on the piece of candy, he said. A number of other individuals tried to help, but to Bouyer, it seemed clear that their techniques might have done more harm than good. "I knew from the yearly training that I've received from both the Air Force and from my part-time police job that infants and young children must be handled differently and with extreme care," he said. He stepped in, swept the boy's airway and performed precise back blows until he was able to expel the piece of candy. "It was one of those situations where I just happened to be at the right place at the right time and had the right set of training skills to help," he said. Within a few minutes of Bouyer's life-saving actions, paramedics were on the scene. The paramedics examined the boy and credited his health to Bouyer's quick and effective actions.