Posted on Jul 7, 2024
Army vet receives Bronze Star with valor 20 years later for bravery in Iraq ambush
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Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF)
Valor
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He should have got a silver star.
Here's an example of female who got a silver star in an ambush. She was also an Aational Guard soldier.
https://valor.militarytimes.com/hero/3885
PO1 William "Chip" Nagel LTC Eugene Chu
SMSgt Lawrence McCarter Lt Col Charlie Brown Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen CPT Jack Durish LTC Stephen F. CSM Charles Hayden 1SG Russell Scott 1SG Patrick Burke SFC Dr. Jesus Garcia-Arce, Psy.D SFC Joe S. Davis Jr., MSM, DSL SFC John Davis LTC Trent Klug CDR Andrew McMenamin, PhD Col (Join to see) 1st Lt Padre Dave Poedel CPT (Join to see)
Sgt (Join to see) LTC Marc King
Here's an example of female who got a silver star in an ambush. She was also an Aational Guard soldier.
https://valor.militarytimes.com/hero/3885
PO1 William "Chip" Nagel LTC Eugene Chu
SMSgt Lawrence McCarter Lt Col Charlie Brown Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen CPT Jack Durish LTC Stephen F. CSM Charles Hayden 1SG Russell Scott 1SG Patrick Burke SFC Dr. Jesus Garcia-Arce, Psy.D SFC Joe S. Davis Jr., MSM, DSL SFC John Davis LTC Trent Klug CDR Andrew McMenamin, PhD Col (Join to see) 1st Lt Padre Dave Poedel CPT (Join to see)
Sgt (Join to see) LTC Marc King
Sergeant Hester was Federalized from the Kentucky National Guard for combat duty in Iraq. She was the first woman since World War II to earn the Silve...
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LTC Trent Klug
I'm not surprised he only got a Bronze Star with V. There is a bias against Guard Soldiers when it comes to valor awards.
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MSG Thomas Currie
In each case these were soldiers doing exactly what they were trained (and expected) to do. The difference is how well someone pushed an award up the chain of command.
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