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2006-09-01 Home Front: WoT

Navy officer awarded Bronze Star for deft handling of deadly IEDs

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Posted by Seafarious 2006-09-01 11:32|| || Front Page|| [3 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 I'll bet AB would be pretty good at this guy's job.

Posted by 6 2006-09-01 11:44|| 2006-09-01 11:44|| Front Page Top

#2 The Bronze Star has become the prerequisite for promotion in today's military. Look at it as another "attaboy!" award. Nearly all of these go to officers.

Bronzes with V go overwhelmingly to enlisted personnel, due to the requirement that they be earned in combat.

Posted by Chuck Simmins">Chuck Simmins 2006-09-01 11:47|| http://northcountry journal.org]">[http://northcountry journal.org] 2006-09-01 11:47|| Front Page Top

#3 Thank you, sir. Your dedication and service are admirable. Your service no doubt saved many soldiers from death or being maimed. We all salute you.

Posted by SOP35/Rat 2006-09-01 11:56|| 2006-09-01 11:56|| Front Page Top

#4 I know one of the officers working counterIED stuff at this end. he's a whole lot more than a desk jockey given a star due to rank.

Posted by lotp 2006-09-01 12:30|| 2006-09-01 12:30|| Front Page Top

#5 this is really cool but i gotta wonder about the logic of publishing the man's name and home town. sets his family up as a target, to my way of thinking.

Posted by USN, ret. 2006-09-01 14:11|| 2006-09-01 14:11|| Front Page Top

#6 Big Brass Ones. The guy's a hero, no question about it.

Posted by Zenster 2006-09-01 16:06|| 2006-09-01 16:06|| Front Page Top

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