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Code Red News
Mattis Urged To Consider Award Upgrade For Marine Officer’s Heroic Last Stand
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Military Tech
The Army Finally Honors 10 Vietnam Veterans After A Half-Century Spent Unrecognized
William Cole, The Honolulu Star-Advertiser
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News
Marine Hero Receives Silver Star 51 Years To The Day After His Death In Vietnam
Carl Prine, The San Diego Union-Tribune
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History
21 Of The Most Epic Combat Beatdowns From US Military History
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News
13 Years Later, A Fallujah Marine Finally Gets The Silver Star He Deserves
Lt. Cmdr. Seth Stone in 2008. Stone, who has since been promoted to commander, was killed in a skydiving accident on Saturday.
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Highly Decorated Navy SEAL Dies In California Skydiving Accident
Joshua Stewart, The San Diego Union-Tribune
Retired Marine Staff Sgt. Eric Smith poses at Fire Station Number Six in Irving, Texas, Sept. 14, 2017. Smith was awarded the Navy Cross for his courageous actions in 2004 while serving as a squad leader with Company E, Second Battalion, Fourth Marine Regiment, First Marine Division, in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Smith currently serves as a lieutenant paramedic with the Irving Fire Department.
News
13 Years Later, A Marine’s Silver Star Is Getting Upgraded To A Navy Cross. Here’s Why
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Community
This Army Helicopter Pilot Was Shot During A Delta Force Raid On ISIS. He Kept Flying For 5 Hours
Paul Szoldra, Business Insider
Marine Raiders gathered in front of a Japanese dugout on Cape Totkina on Bougainville, Soloman Islands, which they helped to take.
History
75 Years After The Battle Of Guadalcanal, The 1st Marine Raiders’ Legacy Endures
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Community
Here’s A Copy Of The Silver Star Citation For Joshua Wheeler, The Delta Force Hero Killed Fighting ISIS
Paul Szoldra, Business Insider
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News
A-10 Pilot Awarded Silver Star For Unleashing Hell On Iraqi Army in 2003
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News
Airman Will Receive Silver Star For Valor During Battle To Retake Kunduz
Drew Brooks The Fayetteville Observer
Marine recruits run through the bayonet assault course at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, South Carolina, on May 13, 2011.
Community
5 Harrowing Stories Of Hand-To-Hand Combat In Iraq And Afghanistan
Gen. John Nicholson, commander of the Resolute Support mission and U.S. Forces-Afghanistan (Left), congratulates Sgt. 1st Class Brian Seidl, 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne), after presenting him with the Silver Star award on Fort Carson, Colo., Feb 1, 2017.
News
Green Beret Awarded Silver Star For Actions During Recent Battle In Afghanistan
Sgt. 1st Class Brian Seidl earned the nation’s third highest award for valor during the Battle of Boz Qandahari.
Maj. Gen. Thomas Deale, air combat command director of operations, presents retired Staff Sgt. Benjamin Hutchins, 18th Air Support Operations Group joint terminal attack controller, with the Silver Star Medal during a ceremony, Nov. 4, 2016 at Pope Army Airfield in North Carolina.
Unsung Heroes
UNSUNG HEROES: This Airman Dove Into A River To Recover 2 Men While Under Fire
This airman broke cover, charged across open ground, and blew up an enemy fighting position days after diving into a river under fire to try to rescue two soldiers.
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Unsung Heroes
UNSUNG HEROES: The Soldier Who Sacrificed Himself To Save A Stranger From A Suicide Bomber
Staff Sgt. Michael Ollis shielded a Polish soldier from a suicide bomber.
Sgt. 1st Class Antonio Gonzalez (left). Sgt. 1st Class Mark Roland (right).
Unsung Heroes
UNSUNG HEROES: The 2 Green Berets Who Fought Valiantly To Repel A Massive Taliban Ambush
Outnumbered in a remote Afghan province, two Special Forces soldiers stepped up to save their beleaguered allies, and then turned their attention to the enemy.