A postal worker was honored on Thursday for stepping in and helping a Rochester police officer that was being attacked. 

Rochester's Postmaster called what Ramique Hill did "an unbelievable story," the kind he hopes redefines what it means to be 'going postal.'

"When I hear 'going postal,' I think of postal workers like Ramique Hill, whose instincts took over, and who saved a man's life," said plant manager Terry Moreau. 

While on his route nine months ago, Hill stopped a man who was brutally stabbing Denny Wright, a Rochester police officer, who himself had responded to a domestic violence call. 

"He walked into a situation where he had no idea what had happened in that house," said Wright. "That someone needed help. It's a selfless act. And I owe Mr. Hill a debt of gratitude that I can't begin to know how to repay."

For his selfless act, Hill earned the Postal Service's highest honor: the Postmaster General HERO award.

"He told me `I just did what anyone else would do.' I'll guarantee you, nobody else would have done that," said Kenny Montgomery, president of the National Association of Lettercarriers. 

With his mother looking on, Hill first comforted, then greeted, the man he saved for the first time. Wright lost his sight in the attack.  

"I don't even know how to say thank you," said Wright.

"It's nice to finally meet you," said Hill.

Hill learned plenty about Wright after their lives crossed. 

"I know some people, they're not the best citizens in the world, and they were like, 'we love Denny,' " said Hill.

"It really stands to show that not every officer is bad and I just wish people would shoot down that agenda and just work together," said Hill. "Because at the end of the day, we all work on the same planet. As soon as we start working together, and get past all these sad tragedies, it'll be a better life for all of us."