COL Mikel J. Burroughs 1031528 <div class="images-v2-count-1"><div class="content-picture image-v2-number-1" id="image-63579"> <div class="social_icons social-buttons-on-image"> <a href='https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rallypoint.com%2Fanswers%2Fdid-you-know-about-unsung-heroes-the-army-reservist-who-saved-16-soldiers-4-days-into-his-deployment%3Futm_source%3DFacebook%26utm_medium%3Dorganic%26utm_campaign%3DShare%20to%20facebook' target="_blank" class='social-share-button facebook-share-button'><i class="fa fa-facebook-f"></i></a> <a href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=Did+you+know+about+UNSUNG+HEROES%3A+The+Army+Reservist+Who+Saved+16+Soldiers+4+Days+Into+His+Deployment%3F&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rallypoint.com%2Fanswers%2Fdid-you-know-about-unsung-heroes-the-army-reservist-who-saved-16-soldiers-4-days-into-his-deployment&amp;via=RallyPoint" target="_blank" class="social-share-button twitter-custom-share-button"><i class="fa fa-twitter"></i></a> <a href="mailto:?subject=Check this out on RallyPoint!&body=Hi, I thought you would find this interesting:%0D%0ADid you know about UNSUNG HEROES: The Army Reservist Who Saved 16 Soldiers 4 Days Into His Deployment?%0D%0A %0D%0AHere is the link: https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/did-you-know-about-unsung-heroes-the-army-reservist-who-saved-16-soldiers-4-days-into-his-deployment" target="_blank" class="social-share-button email-share-button"><i class="fa fa-envelope"></i></a> </div> <a class="fancybox" rel="8aa28ad2a611c325afde219091f9d570" href="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/063/579/for_gallery_v2/c815df5f.jpg"><img src="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/063/579/large_v3/c815df5f.jpg" alt="C815df5f" /></a></div></div>Did you know about UNSUNG HEROES: The Army Reservist Who Saved 16 Soldiers 4 Days Into His Deployment?<br /><br />Spc. David Hutchinson covered his fellow soldiers during an ambush and ignored his injuries to treat a wounded comrade.<br /><br /><a target="_blank" href="http://taskandpurpose.com/unsung-heroes-the-army-reservist-who-saved-16-soldiers-4-days-into-his-deployment/">http://taskandpurpose.com/unsung-heroes-the-army-reservist-who-saved-16-soldiers-4-days-into-his-deployment/</a><br /><br />On May 21, 2008, Army Spc. David Hutchinson, a young Army reservist with the 420th Engineer Brigade, was manning a turret in a four-Humvee convoy when the unit was ambushed in Paktika Province, Afghanistan.<br /><br />For his actions that day, Hutchinson received the Silver Star, the nation’s third-highest award for valor, for his courage and composure under fire. At the time of his award in June 2009, 22-year-old Hutchinson was just the fifth Army Reserve soldier to receive the Silver Star, and was invited to the White House along with a handful of other service members to celebrate the Fourth of July.<br /> <div class="pta-link-card answers-template-image type-default"> <div class="pta-link-card-picture"> <img src="https://d26horl2n8pviu.cloudfront.net/link_data_pictures/images/000/025/074/qrc/Hutchinsonwidephoto-e1444246802754.jpg?1444511808"> </div> <div class="pta-link-card-content"> <p class="pta-link-card-title"> <a target="blank" href="http://taskandpurpose.com/unsung-heroes-the-army-reservist-who-saved-16-soldiers-4-days-into-his-deployment/">UNSUNG HEROES: The Army Reservist Who Saved 16 Soldiers 4 Days Into His Deployment</a> </p> <p class="pta-link-card-description">Spc. David Hutchinson covered his fellow soldiers during an ambush and ignored his injuries to treat a wounded comrade.</p> </div> <div class="clearfix"></div> </div> 2015-10-10T17:20:18-04:00 COL Mikel J. Burroughs 1031528

<div class="images-v2-count-1"><div class="content-picture image-v2-number-1" id="image-63579"> <div class="social_icons social-buttons-on-image"> <a href='https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rallypoint.com%2Fanswers%2Fdid-you-know-about-unsung-heroes-the-army-reservist-who-saved-16-soldiers-4-days-into-his-deployment%3Futm_source%3DFacebook%26utm_medium%3Dorganic%26utm_campaign%3DShare%20to%20facebook' target="_blank" class='social-share-button facebook-share-button'><i class="fa fa-facebook-f"></i></a> <a href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=Did+you+know+about+UNSUNG+HEROES%3A+The+Army+Reservist+Who+Saved+16+Soldiers+4+Days+Into+His+Deployment%3F&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rallypoint.com%2Fanswers%2Fdid-you-know-about-unsung-heroes-the-army-reservist-who-saved-16-soldiers-4-days-into-his-deployment&amp;via=RallyPoint" target="_blank" class="social-share-button twitter-custom-share-button"><i class="fa fa-twitter"></i></a> <a href="mailto:?subject=Check this out on RallyPoint!&body=Hi, I thought you would find this interesting:%0D%0ADid you know about UNSUNG HEROES: The Army Reservist Who Saved 16 Soldiers 4 Days Into His Deployment?%0D%0A %0D%0AHere is the link: https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/did-you-know-about-unsung-heroes-the-army-reservist-who-saved-16-soldiers-4-days-into-his-deployment" target="_blank" class="social-share-button email-share-button"><i class="fa fa-envelope"></i></a> </div> <a class="fancybox" rel="c7830c8b5568b46995dcf4f7853adf4d" href="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/063/579/for_gallery_v2/c815df5f.jpg"><img src="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/063/579/large_v3/c815df5f.jpg" alt="C815df5f" /></a></div></div>Did you know about UNSUNG HEROES: The Army Reservist Who Saved 16 Soldiers 4 Days Into His Deployment?<br /><br />Spc. David Hutchinson covered his fellow soldiers during an ambush and ignored his injuries to treat a wounded comrade.<br /><br /><a target="_blank" href="http://taskandpurpose.com/unsung-heroes-the-army-reservist-who-saved-16-soldiers-4-days-into-his-deployment/">http://taskandpurpose.com/unsung-heroes-the-army-reservist-who-saved-16-soldiers-4-days-into-his-deployment/</a><br /><br />On May 21, 2008, Army Spc. David Hutchinson, a young Army reservist with the 420th Engineer Brigade, was manning a turret in a four-Humvee convoy when the unit was ambushed in Paktika Province, Afghanistan.<br /><br />For his actions that day, Hutchinson received the Silver Star, the nation’s third-highest award for valor, for his courage and composure under fire. At the time of his award in June 2009, 22-year-old Hutchinson was just the fifth Army Reserve soldier to receive the Silver Star, and was invited to the White House along with a handful of other service members to celebrate the Fourth of July.<br /> <div class="pta-link-card answers-template-image type-default"> <div class="pta-link-card-picture"> <img src="https://d26horl2n8pviu.cloudfront.net/link_data_pictures/images/000/025/074/qrc/Hutchinsonwidephoto-e1444246802754.jpg?1444511808"> </div> <div class="pta-link-card-content"> <p class="pta-link-card-title"> <a target="blank" href="http://taskandpurpose.com/unsung-heroes-the-army-reservist-who-saved-16-soldiers-4-days-into-his-deployment/">UNSUNG HEROES: The Army Reservist Who Saved 16 Soldiers 4 Days Into His Deployment</a> </p> <p class="pta-link-card-description">Spc. David Hutchinson covered his fellow soldiers during an ambush and ignored his injuries to treat a wounded comrade.</p> </div> <div class="clearfix"></div> </div>

2015-10-10T17:20:18-04:00 2015-10-10T17:20:18-04:00 LTC Stephen F. 1031539

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>No @COL I did not know about Spc. David Hutchinson, the Army Reservist, who saved 16 Soldiers 4 days into his deployment. Thanks for sharing his story.

2015-10-10T17:25:39-04:00 2015-10-10T17:25:39-04:00 LTC Private RallyPoint Member 1031543

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div><a class="dark-link bold-link" role="profile-hover" data-qtip-container="body" data-id="138758" data-source-page-controller="question_response_contents" href="/profiles/138758-col-mikel-j-burroughs">COL Mikel J. Burroughs</a> great story, thanks for posting

2015-10-10T17:26:39-04:00 2015-10-10T17:26:39-04:00 Sgt Kelli Mays 1031973

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>A real hero!

2015-10-10T21:46:43-04:00 2015-10-10T21:46:43-04:00 LCDR Rabbah Rona Matlow 1032729

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Wonderful report...a true hero...

2015-10-11T10:37:33-04:00 2015-10-11T10:37:33-04:00 SFC William Farrell 4408600

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Just came across this article on a very brave reservist <a class="dark-link bold-link" role="profile-hover" data-qtip-container="body" data-id="138758" data-source-page-controller="question_response_contents" href="/profiles/138758-col-mikel-j-burroughs">COL Mikel J. Burroughs</a>. I am proud of my service and retirement in the reserves.

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