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The Silver Star was accepted by Ayers’ brother, Josh Ayers, in front of an audience of family members, friends and about 20 members of Ayers’ unit, stationed in Vicenza, Italy.

On March 30, Meyer and Spc. Michael T. Denton (members of Ayers’ unit) were also awarded Silver Stars for their actions during the battle at Wanat, while Sgt. 1st Class David L. Dzwik received a Bronze Star with a Valor device. Throughout Chosen Company’s 15-month deployment in Afghanistan, 16 Soldiers were killed in action and 50 were wounded.

In 2003 the 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team conducted the largest combat parachute assault since World War II. They were welcomed on the ground by thousands of cheering Kurds.

Now these guys are in Afghanistan. Matt at Blackfive describes their conditions:

The Sky Soldiers have trudged through up to seven feet of snow on patrols day in [...]