A Marine Who Lost Both Legs in Afghanistan Saved a Baby from a Car Crash

This is more than a story about a hero!

According to the Daily News, Matias Ferreira, who is 26 years old and while fighting for our freedom, he lost both of his legs from the knee down after he stepped on a landmine in Afghanistan back in 2011.

He has prosthetic's now, and gets around pretty well. Well enough to save a life.

It all happened last Wednesday, as he was driving through Queens when he saw a car that had just crashed into a utility pole.

There was smoke coming out, so his training kicked in. He ran over to the smoking car and heard a woman in the driver's seat yelling about her baby . He saw the child in the backseat and ripped off a headrest to reach in and get her out.

His brother and his girlfriend's dad were with him too, and they got the mother out. She and her daughter both went to the hospital, and they're okay.

Matias was driving home from the rehearsal dinner for his wedding when all this happened. He and his fiancée got married two days later.

And unless their plans changed, they're on their honeymoon in Aruba right now.