Uploaded August 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Sometimes being in the right place at the right time can make all the difference. In October 2023, the top officer of the U.S. Marine Corps, Gen. Eric Smith, collapsed in cardiac arrest while out for a run. This is an incredible story of how a good Samaritan’s quick action and our team of doctors, nurses, and scores of other caregivers at MedStar Washington Hospital Center all helped to save the life of the Commandant of the Marine Corps.
@NBCNews' Today Show Anchor Craig Melvin spoke with Gen. Smith and Mrs. Smith, the good Samaritan, and our cardiac surgeon Thomas MacGillivray. WATCH NOW.
Learn more: on.today.com/3yiWCu0
Sometimes being in the right place at the right time can make all the difference. In October 2023, the top officer of the U.S. Marine Corps, Gen. Eric Smith, collapsed in cardiac arrest while out for a run. This is an incredible story of how a good Samaritan’s quick action and our team of doctors, nurses, and scores of other caregivers at MedStar Washington Hospital Center all helped to save the life of the Commandant of the Marine Corps.
@NBCNews' Today Show Anchor Craig Melvin spoke with Gen. Smith and Mrs. Smith, the good Samaritan, and our cardiac surgeon Thomas MacGillivray. WATCH NOW.
Learn more: on.today.com/3yiWCu0










