(CNN) When the shots were heard, the Secret Service agents did what they were trained to do and shoved President Ronald Reagan in the back of the limousine, using their bodies as human shields. In the next moment he began to cough up blood and the limousine altered course from the White House to George Washington University Hospital. When the limousine arrived, Reagan had insisted on walking in, his arms draped around two Secret Service agents. Giordano and the rest of his team rapidly evaluated the President using the established protocols. I worked at George Washington University Hospital years later and had the opportunity to get to know Giordano a little.

Source: CNN October 10, 2020 19:52 UTC