An Army official recently announced that the soldier who was severely wounded in Afghanistan and later died will receive a valor award sometime this spring. Lt. Col. Justin Platt, an Army spokesman at the Pentagon, said Sergeant 1st Class Kenneth Westbrook will be awarded the Silver Star medal, the third highest military decoration for valor, [...]
A platoon sergeant was posthumously awarded the Silver Star during a March 14 ceremony at the 5th Marines Regiment parade deck at Camp Pendleton, Calif. Cindy Easterling received the award, presented by Col. Roger Turner Jr., for her son, Sgt. Wade D. “Willy” Wilson, who was fatally wounded on May 11, 2012 in Helmand Province, [...]
The Silver Star, the nation’s fourth highest military honor, has been awarded to a Navy hospital corpsman for actions in support of Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan, in November 2009. Hospital Corpsman 1st Class (FMF/DV/FPJ) Amilcar Rodriguez received the Silver Star in a ceremony at the U.S. Marine Corps Special Operations Command (MARSOC), Marine Corps [...]
The courage and determination of a Marine, who made the ultimate sacrifice for his country, was honored with a Silver Star. Cpl. Larry D. Harris, Jr. saw his machine gunner fall due to gunshot wounds, while in the heat of battle in the Garmsir district in Helmand Province, on July 1st. Harris ran into the [...]
In a previous post, we shared the story of Chief Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Gerardo Sosa, who was awarded the third-highest Navy Honor after the Medal of Honor and the Navy Cross: the Silver Star. Sosa received his award from Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus during a visit made by the latter to the [...]
The exploits of Special Warfare Operators, such as the Navy SEALs, have been the subject of many a Hollywood movie – but reality is a far cry from what we can see on the big screen. Gerardo Sosa, a U.S. Navy explosive ordinance disposal chief, shared: “We’re not cowboys or adrenaline junkies. We’re not running [...]
