Baby boomlet: We've had this story up before but NBC News had a "feel good" piece on the Ft. Bragg baby boom. It's still a neat story.
The Fayetteville Observer covered the Special Forces awards ceremony yesterday:
By Henry Cuningham
Military editor
Staff Sgt. Morgan Ford had never been in combat before Nov. 2, 2007, when he was manning a .50-caliber machine gun on a truck, and his unit came under attack in Afghanistan.
“That was the first time I had ever been shot at,” Ford said. “It was an experience. I wouldn’t say I was scared. I think I was ready for it.”
On Wednesday, Ford received a Bronze Star for valor for that incident and two Purple Hearts for his service in Afghanistan with the 3rd Special Forces Group from Fort Bragg.
Ford, a 22-year-old communications sergeant, received three of the 116 combat-related awards given to 3rd Group soldiers at a ceremony at John F. Kennedy Auditorium, adjacent to the JFK Special Warfare Center and School.
The rest of the story can be found here.
And I am happy to say that I found an Army SGT asleep on the couch this a.m. He has a four day pass and got home of the really nasty weather that soaking the Beaches today.
2 comments:
YEEEHAW!!
Glad you got to come home Sgt Mark!!
enjoy your time off.
Fantastic,
Ask him if I get a Topps Trading card if he will autograph it for me. The last autograph I got was Babe Ruth's
Just kidding, I am not quite that old.
What is this yeehaw thing with MM. Must be something only Texan's do! LOL LOL
Pops
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