America's North Shore Journal

On October 17, 2005, Sgt. 1st Class Alwyn C. Cashe, Al Cashe, was one of nine men in a Bradley Fighting Vehicle on patrol in Samarra, Iraq. The Bradley hit an IED and the contents of its fuel cell was splashed throughout the interior. Cashe’s clothing was soaked with it and the vehicle was on fire. Cashe was able to extract the driver and put out the fire that was burning him. With the rear hatch jammed, the remaining six soldiers and a translator only had a small overhead hatch available to escape from. Cashe returned to the burning Bradley and began to pull the trapped men through the hatch. His clothing almost immediately caught fire. Despite being on fire, Cashe pulled soldier after soldier free of the wreck and … Read entire article »