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Matthew Shrawder, a firefighter for the Dunkirk Volunteer Fire Department, poses for a photo after he helped save a woman from a house fire in Owings, Maryland, March 9, 2015. The 18-year-old native of Dunkirk, Maryland, is scheduled to attend Marine Corps recruit training this summer. Courtesy photo provided by Matthew Shrawder

Matthew Shrawder, a firefighter for the Dunkirk Volunteer Fire Department, poses for a photo after he helped save a woman from a house fire in Owings, Maryland, March 9, 2015. The 18-year-old native of Dunkirk, Maryland, is scheduled to attend Marine Corps recruit training this summer. Courtesy photo provided by Matthew Shrawder

Matthew Shrawder, a firefighter for the Dunkirk Volunteer Fire Department, poses for a photo after he helped save a woman from a house fire in Owings, Maryland, March 9, 2015. The 18-year-old native of Dunkirk, Maryland, is scheduled to attend Marine Corps recruit training this summer. Courtesy photo provided by Matthew Shrawder

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