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I saw this one the other day that just blew me away. Figured it deserved a mention as well.
BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan (Army News Service, March 21, 2008) --The second female Soldier since World War II was awarded a Silver Star Thursday for her gallant actions during combat in Afghanistan last year.
Spc. Monica Brown, 19, a Lake Jackson, Texas, native was presented her Silver Star by Vice President Dick Cheney during a ceremony at Bagram Airfield.
It was dusk April 25, 2007, when Brown, a medic from the 782nd Brigade Support Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, was on a routine security patrol along the rolling, rocky plains of Paktika's isolated Jani Khail District when her convoy was attacked by insurgents.
"We'd been out on the mission for a couple of days," said Brown, who at the time was attached to the brigade's 4th Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment's Troop C. "We had just turned into a wadi (empty river bed) when our gunner yelled at us that the vehicle behind us had hit an (improvised-explosive device)."
They all looked out of their windows in time to see one of the struck vehicle's tires flying through the field next to them. Brown had just opened her door to see what was going on when the attack began.
"I only saw the smoke from the vehicle when suddenly we started taking small-arms fire from all around us," she said. "Our gunner starting firing back and my platoon sergeant yelled, 'Doc! Let's go.'"
Brown and her platoon sergeant, Staff Sgt. Jose Santos, exited their vehicle, and while under fire, ran the few hundred meters to the site of the downed Humvee.
"Everyone was already out of the burning vehicle," she said. "But even before I got there, I could tell that two of them were injured very seriously."
In fact, all five of the passengers who had stumbled out were burned and cut.
Two Soldiers, Spc. Stanson Smith and Spc. Larry Spray, suffered life-threatening injuries.
With help from two less-injured vehicle crewmen, Army Sgt. Zachary Tellier and Spc. Jack Bodani, Brown moved the immobile Soldiers to a relatively safe distance from the burning Humvee.
"There was pretty heavy incoming fire at this point," she said.
"Rounds were literally missing her by inches," said Bodani, who provided suppressive fire as Brown aided the casualties while injured. "We needed to get away from there."
Attempting to provide proper medical care under the heavy fire became impossible, especially when the attackers stepped up efforts to kill the Soldiers.
"Another vehicle had just maneuvered to our position to shield us from the rounds now exploding in the fire from the Humvee behind us," Brown said. "Somewhere in the mix, we started taking mortar rounds. It became a huge commotion, but all I could let myself think about were my patients."
With the other vehicles spread out in a crescent formation, Brown and her casualties were stuck with no-where to go.
Suddenly, Santos arrived with one of the unit's vehicles backed it up to their position, and Brown began loading the wounded Soldiers inside.
"We took off to a more secure location several hundred meters away where we were able to call in the (medical evacuation mission)," Brown said.
She then directed other combat-life-saver-qualified Soldiers to help by holding intravenous bags and assisting her in prepping the casualties for evacuation.
After what seemed like an eternity, the attackers finally began retreating and Brown was able to perform more thorough aid procedures before the MEDEVAC helicopter finally arrived to transport the casualties to safety, Brown said.
There's a better version of the story somewhere that describes her ignoring the incoming fire and using her body to protect the wounded soldiers. Just freaking unbelievable.
BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan (Army News Service, March 21, 2008) --The second female Soldier since World War II was awarded a Silver Star Thursday for her gallant actions during combat in Afghanistan last year.
Spc. Monica Brown, 19, a Lake Jackson, Texas, native was presented her Silver Star by Vice President Dick Cheney during a ceremony at Bagram Airfield.
It was dusk April 25, 2007, when Brown, a medic from the 782nd Brigade Support Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, was on a routine security patrol along the rolling, rocky plains of Paktika's isolated Jani Khail District when her convoy was attacked by insurgents.
"We'd been out on the mission for a couple of days," said Brown, who at the time was attached to the brigade's 4th Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment's Troop C. "We had just turned into a wadi (empty river bed) when our gunner yelled at us that the vehicle behind us had hit an (improvised-explosive device)."
They all looked out of their windows in time to see one of the struck vehicle's tires flying through the field next to them. Brown had just opened her door to see what was going on when the attack began.
"I only saw the smoke from the vehicle when suddenly we started taking small-arms fire from all around us," she said. "Our gunner starting firing back and my platoon sergeant yelled, 'Doc! Let's go.'"
Brown and her platoon sergeant, Staff Sgt. Jose Santos, exited their vehicle, and while under fire, ran the few hundred meters to the site of the downed Humvee.
"Everyone was already out of the burning vehicle," she said. "But even before I got there, I could tell that two of them were injured very seriously."
In fact, all five of the passengers who had stumbled out were burned and cut.
Two Soldiers, Spc. Stanson Smith and Spc. Larry Spray, suffered life-threatening injuries.
With help from two less-injured vehicle crewmen, Army Sgt. Zachary Tellier and Spc. Jack Bodani, Brown moved the immobile Soldiers to a relatively safe distance from the burning Humvee.
"There was pretty heavy incoming fire at this point," she said.
"Rounds were literally missing her by inches," said Bodani, who provided suppressive fire as Brown aided the casualties while injured. "We needed to get away from there."
Attempting to provide proper medical care under the heavy fire became impossible, especially when the attackers stepped up efforts to kill the Soldiers.
"Another vehicle had just maneuvered to our position to shield us from the rounds now exploding in the fire from the Humvee behind us," Brown said. "Somewhere in the mix, we started taking mortar rounds. It became a huge commotion, but all I could let myself think about were my patients."
With the other vehicles spread out in a crescent formation, Brown and her casualties were stuck with no-where to go.
Suddenly, Santos arrived with one of the unit's vehicles backed it up to their position, and Brown began loading the wounded Soldiers inside.
"We took off to a more secure location several hundred meters away where we were able to call in the (medical evacuation mission)," Brown said.
She then directed other combat-life-saver-qualified Soldiers to help by holding intravenous bags and assisting her in prepping the casualties for evacuation.
After what seemed like an eternity, the attackers finally began retreating and Brown was able to perform more thorough aid procedures before the MEDEVAC helicopter finally arrived to transport the casualties to safety, Brown said.
There's a better version of the story somewhere that describes her ignoring the incoming fire and using her body to protect the wounded soldiers. Just freaking unbelievable.
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