Texas Medic Wins Silver Star – 2nd Woman to Do So
I’m working on a comprehensive story, but here’s the basic info.
A 19-year-old medic from Texas will become the first woman in Afghanistan and only the second woman since World War II to receive the Silver Star, the nation’s third-highest medal for valor.
Army Spc. Monica Lin Brown saved the lives of fellow soldiers after a roadside bomb tore through a convoy of Humvees in the eastern Paktia province in April 2007, the military said.
After the explosion, which wounded five soldiers in her unit, Brown ran through insurgent gunfire and used her body to shield wounded comrades as mortars fell less than 100 yards away, the military said.
Thanks to Mike at Cold Fury for the link.
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Table of contents for Monica Lin Brown
- Texas Medic Wins Silver Star – 2nd Woman to Do So
- Spc. Monica Lin Brown
- Lake Jackson Loves Spc. Brown
- Spc. Brown Interviewed by Army
- A Soldiers Silver Star Story
- Cheney Presents Silver Star
- U.S. Silver Star Recipient Honored at NATO Summit
