Woman Earns Silver Star in Afganistan [Archive]

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Cranky

03-10-2008, 09:54 AM

CAMP SALERNO, Afghanistan - A 19-year-old medic from Texas will become the first woman in Afghanistan and only the second woman since World War II to receive the Silver Star, the nation's third-highest medal for valor.

Army Spc. Monica Lin Brown saved the lives of fellow soldiers after a roadside bomb tore through a convoy of Humvees in the eastern Paktia province in April 2007, the military said.

After the explosion, which wounded five soldiers in her unit, Brown ran through insurgent gunfire and used her body to shield wounded comrades as mortars fell less than 100 yards away, the military said.

My hat is off to this young soldier.

http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/msnbc/components/photo_storylevel/080309/g-cvr-080309-brown--8a.rp350x350.jpg

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23547346

Robert Toy

03-10-2008, 01:44 PM

Brave soldier is correct.

Mumut

03-10-2008, 02:36 PM

She sure deserves that medal.

MattW

03-10-2008, 04:03 PM

If she gets a second one, she'll have a beautiful pair of earrings....

What? :Shrug:

whistlelock

03-10-2008, 04:23 PM

Good job, Soldier. Good job.

donroc

03-10-2008, 04:55 PM

They can do the job -- look up WWII Soviet female fighter aces and pilots.

Bird of Prey

03-10-2008, 05:06 PM

Extraordinary bravery and a well deserved medal.

Cranky

03-10-2008, 06:48 PM

They can do the job -- look up WWII Soviet female fighter aces and pilots.

Absolutely. And according to the article, there were three American women who also (posthumusly)awarded Silver Stars as well for their actions during World War I.

Sheryl Nantus

03-10-2008, 07:50 PM

:hooray:

you GO, GIRL!!!

Cranky

03-10-2008, 07:54 PM

Hey, check it out! Peace reigns on one thread in P & CE! Can world peace be far behind??

She is awesome, though.

ETA: Two other men from the same unit are also receiving Silver Stars for their actions in the same incident. Kudos all around!

donroc

03-10-2008, 09:53 PM

Hollywood will ignore.

Jcomp

03-10-2008, 09:56 PM

Hollywood will ignore.

Or make a movie about it, but give her role to Vin Diesel anyway...

Robert Toy

03-10-2008, 09:59 PM

Or make a movie about it, but give her role to Vin Diesel anyway...
Yup, and he will throw his body on top of her!

Ken

03-10-2008, 10:06 PM

another Audie Murphy has arrived.

Robert Toy

03-10-2008, 10:18 PM

another Audie Murphy has arrived.
Audrey...:D

cethklein

03-10-2008, 10:32 PM

A.M. Wildman

03-10-2008, 10:34 PM

Robert Toy

03-10-2008, 10:37 PM

Good for her. Glad to see she'll be recognized for her bravery.

On a side note, if Silver star is the third highest award in the army, and MOH obviously is the highest, what's number 2? The Distinguished Service Medal? Medal of Valor?

Correction DSM is listed as # 3, the DSC #2 and Medal of Honor # 1. I always though that the Silver Star was #4...may have changed. It has been awhile...:)

A.M. Wildman

03-10-2008, 10:43 PM

The Distinguished Service Medal.

The DSC : The Distinguished Service Cross (DSC) is the second highest military decoration (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Awards_and_decorations_of_the_United_States_milita ry) of the United States Army (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Army), awarded for extreme gallantry and risk of life in actual combat with an armed enemy force.

The DSM: The Distinguished Service Medal (DSM) is a military award (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Awards_and_decorations_of_the_United_States_milita ry) of the United States Army (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Army) that is presented to any person who, while serving in any capacity with the United States military (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_military), has distinguished himself or herself by exceptionally meritorious service to the Government in a duty of great responsibility.

RT has it. I'll leave the definitions up if anyone cares