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MARSOC Marine Awarded Silver Star
I Marine Expeditionary Force
Story and Photo by Lance Cpl Joshua Young
CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. - A staff sergeant from Bismarck, N.D., received the Silver Star for leading Marines and Afghans into an attack under intense fire to overcome the enemy.
Col. Steven J. Grass, the commanding officer of Marine Special Operations Regiment, presented the military’s third highest award to Sgt. Andrew K. Thompson, a critical skills operator with 1st Marine Special Operations Battalion, during a ceremony at Camp Pendleton, Calif., March 12.
Thompson, who was an element leader with Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command, Company A, led his team and a company of the Afghan National Army in an operation to clear a village in the Farah province of Afghanistan, according to the award’s citation. During the operation, the unit came under heavy fire. Thompson returned fire, killing and wounding several enemies and set up his team in defensive positions.
Thompson resupplied his formation twice while under fire from multiple directions. He called in air support and coordinated fires from attack helicopters and jets to break the enemy’s defense. Thompson’s example to the ANA soldiers allowed him to lead them into the attack and defeat the enemy.
Read more: http://www.dvidshub.net/news/85187/marsoc-marine-awarded-silver-star#ixzz1p6oCkQNs
Tuesday, March 13, 2012
Nice Rides
The Chevrolet Corvette (C1) is the first generation of the sports car by the Chevrolet division of General Motors introduced late in the 1953 model year and produced through 1962. It is commonly referred to as the "solid-axle" generation, as the independent rear suspension didn't appear until the 1963 Sting Ray. The Corvette was rushed into production for its debut model year to capitalize on the enthusiastic public reaction to the concept vehicle, but expectations for the new model were largely unfulfilled.[3] Reviews were mixed and sales fell far short of expectations through the car's early years. The program was nearly canceled, but Chevrolet would ultimately stay the course and Harley Earl and company would transform the Corvette into a true world-class sports car.
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