Rare honour for soldier who defied the Taliban
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vikingBerserker
Lieutenant General
Aaron Brooks Wolters
Brigadier General
Njaco
The Pop-Tart Whisperer
I believe its the first to a 'living' recipient. The others bewteen the wars have been posthomous. (spellcheck!)
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Colin1
Senior Master Sergeant
bewteen or posthomous?
Njaco
The Pop-Tart Whisperer
RabidAlien
1st Lieutenant
First or not, he still gets my . And the stamp of authenticity comes with "I didn't run through fire to do anything heroic or brave. I did what I believe anyone would have done." Double salute for that, Sarge.
. And the stamp of authenticity comes with "I didn't run through fire to do anything heroic or brave. I did what I believe anyone would have done." Double salute for that, Sarge. 
Ferdinand Foch
Staff Sergeant
Amen to that, Ra.
Pong
Staff Sergeant
to you Sarge, and to the two men who were KIA. 
B29WereWolf
Airman
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- Aug 2, 2010
Good to see some of my fellow soldiers being awarded for something they truly earned, unlike PFC Lynch.
Yes I do believe it's the first time. As far back as I can remember the 2 Delta Snipers in Mogadishu where KIA as well as SFC Smith, Corporal Dunham USMC, Specialist McGinnis, and Navy Seal Monsoor all KIA in Iraq, while SFC Monti and Lt. Murphy (Navy Seal) were KIA in Afghanistan. It's sad they died, but they saved a lot of other peoples lives. God Speed.
Yes I do believe it's the first time. As far back as I can remember the 2 Delta Snipers in Mogadishu where KIA as well as SFC Smith, Corporal Dunham USMC, Specialist McGinnis, and Navy Seal Monsoor all KIA in Iraq, while SFC Monti and Lt. Murphy (Navy Seal) were KIA in Afghanistan. It's sad they died, but they saved a lot of other peoples lives. God Speed.
One award that I never hoped to be in a situation to have to earn when I was in the military.
Vassili Zaitzev
Master Sergeant
