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Spc. Salvatore Galgano
Bronze Star with V device Spc. Salvatore Galgano, 23, from Pomona, N.Y., was awarded the Bronze Star Medal with Valor Device today for exceptionally meritorious service while under fire. On August 20, Spc. Galgano was a member of a combat patrol of about 20 U.S. troops in Bala Murghab, Badghis province in western Afghanistan. The patrol came under fire from entrenched enemy forces surrounding a corn field, which forced the patrol to take cover in ditches and behind rock walls adjacent to a small farming village. The estimated strength of the enemy force was approximately 70 fighters. Spc. Galgano moved to the site of enemy contact and then rushed to a position on top of hill in order to establish a base of fire with his M240B machinegun and provide cover for the … Read entire article »
Filed under: Afghanistan, Heroes, 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 »
Filed under: Afghanistan, Heroes, Military, War on Terror, WOT Heroes
Royal Marine Reservist Awarded George’s Cross
UK MoD: The George Cross ranks with the Victoria Cross as the nation’s highest award for gallantry and was instituted in 1940 to recognise actions of supreme gallantry in circumstances for which the Victoria Cross was not appropriate. Thus, it may be awarded to civilians, as well as members of the Armed Forces for acts of gallantry not in the presence of the enemy, including, for example, military explosive ordnance disposal personnel. LCpl Croucher was part of … Read entire article »
Filed under: Afghanistan, Heroes, Our Allies, War on Terror, WOT Heroes
Staff Sgt. Christopher Waiters
Distinguished Service Cross – the Army’s second highest award for valor in combat Photo by Hector Pacheco. The deep boom of an explosion shook the ground and awoke Staff Sgt. Christopher Waiters from sleep on April 5, 2007. The 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division Soldier had bedded down seconds before at the end of a nine-hour guard-duty shift in Old Baqubah. A vehicle-borne improvised explosive device had detonated on a street nearby, engulfing a Bradley Fighting Vehicle and … Read entire article »
Filed under: Heroes, Iraq, Military, War on Terror, WOT Heroes
Chief Warrant Officer Ronald C. Ivy
Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal with a combat distinguishing device The nature of today’s battlefields require every service member to be rifle savvy regardless of their job, age or rank. With insurgents launching ambushes and improvised explosive device attacks on support elements, it’s more important than ever for Marines to remember their warrior ethos. One particular Marine, a platoon commander from the Infantry Weapons Repair Shop of 2nd Maintenance Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, is … Read entire article »
Filed under: Heroes, Iraq, Marines, War on Terror, WOT Heroes
Lance Cpl. Todd Corbin
Navy Cross United States Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Todd Corbin and the rest of his battalion commander’s personal security detachment had just finished several days of routine patrol and had returned to Hadithah Dam when they got the call. A platoon from the battalion was taking fire on the east side of the Euphrates River, and they needed Marines to block the insurgents’ retreat. Corbin hopped into his 7-ton truck, while other members of the detachment — which was now a quick-reaction force — piled into three Humvees and two tanks and barreled east toward the action. By the end of May 7, 2005, four Marines would lose their lives, but Corbin’s role in saving more than half of the QRF would earn him the Navy Cross more than a year later. A Marine … Read entire article »
Filed under: Heroes, Marines, Military, WOT Heroes
Gunner’s Mate Second Class Danny P. Dietz
Navy Cross Citation For extraordinary heroism in actions against the enemy while serving in a four-man Special Reconnaissance element with SEAL Delivery Vehicle Team ONE, Naval Special Warfare Task unit, Afghanistan from 27 to 28 June 2005. Petty Officer Dietz demonstrated extraordinary heroism in the face of grave danger in the vicinity of Asadabad, Konar Province, Afghanistan. Operating in the middle of an enemy-controlled area, in extremely rugged terrain, his Special Reconnaissance element was tasked with locating a high-level Anti-Coalition Militia leader, in support of a follow-on direct action mission to disrupt enemy activity. On 28 June 2005, the element was spotted by Anti-Coalition Militia sympathizers, who immediately revealed their position to the militia fighters. As a result, the element directly encountered the enemy. Demonstrating exceptional resolve and fully understanding the gravity … Read entire article »
Filed under: Afghanistan, Heroes, Military, War on Terror, WOT Heroes
Sgt. Aubrey McDade Jr.
Navy Cross Marine Corps Times His actions on Nov. 11, 2004, in Fallujah, Iraq, have earned him the Navy Cross, the Navy’s second highest award for valor. The medal was presented to him during a ceremony at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., during a recruit graduation ceremony Jan. 19. McDade, a drill instructor with Charlie Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, was a machine-gun squad leader with 1st Platoon, Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 8th Marines, in Iraq … Read entire article »
Filed under: Heroes, Iraq, Marines, Military, War on Terror, WOT Heroes
Sgt. Marcos A. Martinez
Navy Cross Marine Corps News MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. (May 3, 2004) — Marine Sgt. Marcos A. Martinez received the Navy Cross from the Secretary of the Navy, Honorable Gordon R. England, during a ceremony Monday at 5th Marine Regiment parade deck here. “These brave Marines did good things without notice,” said England, “and without the acclaim of crowds. But they got the acclaim of their fellow Marines.” Martinez, 22, a Las Cruces, N.M., native, received the naval service’s second highest award for extraordinary heroism while serving as first fire team leader for 2nd squad, 1st Platoon, Golf Company, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force, in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom April 12, 2003. The Medal of Honor is the highest military award. A corporal at the … Read entire article »
Filed under: Body Armor, Iraq, Marines, Military, War on Terror, WOT Heroes
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