This will make for some contrast with the 19 year old, college freshman, mall rats. She's crazy, crazy good.

Teenager Earns Silver Star

The story below deserves everyone's attention. It deserves more attention than any puppy killer. I do not think we should withhold criticism of our Commander in Chief, nor should we withhold criticism of outrageous immoral acts committed in the service of our nation, but I also think it is just as important to shout loudly those actions that exemplify the very best of what we can be.

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Army Spc. Monica Lin Brown, courtesy DOD
For actions Above and Beyond the Call of Duty, Army Spc. Monica Lin Brown of the 4th Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, has been awarded the Silver Star, joining one other [female] since WWII, Sgt. Leigh Ann Hester.
During a battle in the province of Paktia in Afghanistan, Brown, without consideration of her own security and potential loss of life, rushed to the scene of a burning Humvee to rescue and treat her wounded fellow Soldiers.

A roadside IED tore through a supply convoy and while mortar and small arms fire was directed at the halted convoy, Spc. Brown grabbed her aid bag and rushed to the scene. She didn't know what to expect but there were wounded to treat and to evacuate to a safe location.

"I did not really think about anything except for getting the guys to a safer location and getting them taken care of and getting them out of there," Brown told The Associated Press on Saturday at a U.S. base in the eastern province of Khost.


Not mentioned in that quote was the fact that not only were insurgents directing fire at her, but that shrapnel from exploding munitions was coming out of the humvees that had been hit. That she shielded the wounded with her own body before dragging them to safety. Her actions are exemplary regardless of her age or gender. Her silver star will complement her brass balls.
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Spc. Brown you have my thanks and congratulations.


VHawk


P.S. I'm still looking for the names of the other soldiers involved. She had the assistance of at least one other soldier to drag out the 5 wounded personnel.