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Sgt. 1st Class Jack White – Distinguished Service Cross
Sgt. 1st Class Jack White, an Airborne School instructor, received the Army’s second-highest military decoration, the Distinguished Service Cross, Sept. 7. In a ceremony on the hallowed ground of the 173rd Airborne Memorial at the National Infantry Museum, White was surrounded by his family, Soldiers he served with in the 173rd Airborne Brigade and the Fort Benning community. The award was for his actions June 29, 2008, in Khost Province, Afghanistan, while serving as a squad leader … Read entire article »
Filed under: Heroes, Military, WOT Heroes
Staff Sgt. Salvatore Giunta – Medal of Honor
For all our stories on this American hero, follow this link. White House Yesterday, President Obama spoke with Staff Sergeant Salvatore Giunta to inform him that he will be awarded the Medal of Honor for acts of gallantry at the risk of his life that went above and beyond the call of duty. Sergeant Giunta will be the first living service member to be awarded the Medal of Honor for service in Iraq or Afghanistan. The President … Read entire article »
Filed under: Heroes, Military, Sal Giunta, War on Terror, WOT Heroes, WOT Medal of Honor
Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Clinic
U.S. Army Capt. Erik Johnson, an occupational therapist with the 173rd ABCT and Little Rock, Ark., native, helped spearhead the clinic to treat Soldiers who suffer from traumatic brain injuries from combat. The goal is to have the Soldiers recover and return to their unit without the delays that previously kept Soldiers out of theater for evaluations or treatment, he said. The new clinic is the first of its kind here in Afghanistan, said U.S. Army … Read entire article »
Heroes: Cpl. Jonathan Ayers
Silver Star, Purple Heart posthumously The Army’s third-highest award for valor, the Silver Star, was posthumously awarded to the family of Cpl. Jonathan Ayers at Shiloh High School, March 29, due to his valor during a fire fight in Wanat, Afghanistan July 13, 2008. The ceremony, attended by approximately 300 members of the Snellville community, also attracted a rather rough-looking bunch””members of an organization that has taken part in Soldiers’ funerals and memorial services for the past … Read entire article »
Filed under: Afghanistan, Heroes, Military, War on Terror, WOT Heroes
Spc. Dillon Bergstad
Silver Star A 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat team Soldier was awarded the Silver Star for valor in a ceremony at Caserma Ederle here Oct. 31. Spc. Dillon Bergstad of Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion (Airborne), 503rd Infantry Regiment, received the medal for his actions Aug. 27, 2007, in Paktika Province, Afghanistan, while deployed with the 173rd ABCT in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. Bergstad was serving as an M2 .50-caliber machine gunner as part of a mounted … Read entire article »
Filed under: Afghanistan, Heroes, Military, War on Terror, WOT Heroes
Staff Sgt. Stephen E. Simmons
Silver Star Simmons, who just left the Army this week to attend college in Florida, was honored for his actions during a June 8 attack near the end of the battalion’s rotation. Enemy forces attacked while a CH-47 Chinook helicopter was in the process of lifting a vehicle off the compound. The noncommissioned officer in charge at the compound for Company C, Simmons helped direct the helicopter out of the combat zone, then assessed the situation, according to a narrative submitted for the award. Seeing that soldiers in the 120 mm mortar pit were pinned down and unable to fire, he ran to the 81 mm mortar and started returning fire. He was credited with firing 35 rounds by himself, despite being wounded by shrapnel. He then ran between U.S. positions to gather … Read entire article »
Filed under: Afghanistan, Heroes, Military, War on Terror, WOT Heroes
Staff Sgt. Erich Phillips
Distinguished Service Cross, Purple Heart Gen. Cart Ham, commander of U.S. Army Europe, awards Staff Sgt. Erich R. Phillips, mortar platoon sergeant for Chosen Company, 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment (Airborne), the Distinguished Service Cross, Sept. 15, 2008, in Vicenza, Italy, for actions performed in Nuristan Province, Afghanistan Aug. 22, 2007. Photo by Staff Sgt. Brandon Aird Staff Sgt. Erich Phillips, mortar platoon sergeant for Chosen Company, 2nd Battalion, 503rd Parachute Infantry Regiment, also known as “The … Read entire article »
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Capt. William G. Cromie
Silver Star Afghanistan (July 12, 2008) — A 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team Soldier earned a Silver Star for combat operations and was presented the medal in a ceremony here, today. Maj. Gen. Jeffrey Schloesser, Combined Joint Task Force 101 commander, presented Capt. William G. Cromie with a Silver Star, the third highest military decoration and praised him for his valor. Cromie was recognized for his actions during an ambush on Nov. 16, 2007, while acting as platoon leader for 3rd Platoon, Alpha Company during a route-clearance operation along the Korengal Road in Konar province. The Platoon was called out to perform route clearance on a portion of the Korengal Road after receiving a tip that an IED may have been placed there. “While travelling down the road, our first vehicle struck an IED,†… Read entire article »
Filed under: Afghanistan, Heroes, Military, War on Terror, WOT Heroes
173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team Heroes
Afghanistan, July 12, 2008 – The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff yesterday took the opportunity to present 12 paratroopers with awards here for valorous and heroic achievements in combat. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen pinned five Army Commendation Medals with valor devices, five Purple Heart Medals, one Bronze Star with valor device, and one Silver Star on the troopers’ chests during a ceremony at their combat outpost here. “It’s an honor and privilege to be here,†Mullen said to the awardees. “This ceremony is about individuals who represent the sacrifice of so many.†The paratroopers are assigned to 2nd Battalion, 503rd Parachute Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team, and have been operating in the valley for 14 months. Though their tour at the secluded combat outpost has been somewhat primitive, … Read entire article »
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