America's North Shore Journal

Army Sgt. 1st Class Mark Wanner prefers to be referred to as a soldier, not as a hero. But he graciously humors those who insist on the latter. On Feb. 6, the Ohio Army National Guard Special Forces medical sergeant stood unassumingly on a stage in the Ohio Statehouse atrium here to receive the Silver Star Medal — the nation’s third-highest medal for valor in combat. Despite the season’s worst snowstorm, several hundred people, including his … Read entire article »