arthel neville has the full story and is at the breaking news desk. >> reporter: special junior bombard is saying it is the reason why i signed up for the guard, i knew wufn these days i'd be needed like today and sure enough it happened. take a look again at special bombard, there it is, making a daring rescue of a 93-year-old woman on the swollen black arrive in pop lar bluff, missouri. they were on another assignment when an emergency call came in at 9:00 a.m. tuesday about this elderler woman who attempted to drive across highway 53. well, you can clearly see that highway 53 was under water and the current was moving fast. now, incredible teamwork as the two missouri national guard citizen soldiers, using a wench cable as a safety line to save the woman. butler county deputy sheriff bob larkins captured the dramatic scene on videotape as he was there to assist from the shore. sergeant bridges and bombard are among 76 soldiers and air men supporting the missions in southeast missouri. they earned the siteel -- title citizen heros because of this rescue and both men said they weren't