Army veteran who wouldn’t leave anyone behind comforts fellow lawmaker during Capitol riots

An image of Iraq and Afghanistan war veteran Jason Crow, a Democrat from Colorado, comforting a fellow lawmaker went viral after a mob of Trump supporters stormed the US Capitol.

Mr Crow was determined not to leave anyone behind and he was the last to leave the chamber. He stretched out a comforting hand to his colleague Susan Wild of Pennsylvania after they were told by Capitol Police to get down and take cover as chaos reigned just outside the chamber door.

Ms Wild said she “started hearing shots and breaking glass and didn’t really know what was going on, except that it was terrifying," according to The Philadelphia Inquirer.

Mr Crow, a former Army Ranger, told The Denver Post: “I got into ranger mode a little bit".