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Master Sgt. Joe Dickinson of the 1st Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group receives the Bronze Star Medal for valor from Maj. Gen. Michael Repass, commander of Special Operations Command Europe, at the Panzer Community Center in Stuttgart, Germany, Jan. 19. Dickinson will also receive a Silver Star Medal for a separate act of heroism in a ceremony not yet scheduled. (Photo by Angeline Hoffmann) MASTER SGT. JOE DICKINSON: BRONZE STAR 
Two 1st Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group Soldiers earn medals for valor
Maj. Gen. Michael Repass pins the Army Commendation Medal for valor on the chest of Staff Sgt. Robert Murray during a ceremony at the Panzer Community Center in Stuttgart, Germany, Jan. 19. Murray earned the award while deployed to Afghanistan supporting the International Security Assistance Force. (Photo by Angeline Hoffmann) STAFF SGT. ROBERT MURRAY: ARMY COMMENDATION MEDAL WITH V DEVICE 
Two 1st Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group Soldiers earn medals for valor
Staff Sgt. Salvatore Giunta (Photo by Mark Ray) STAFF SGT. SALVATORE GIUNTA: MEDAL OF HONOR 
President Obama presents Medal of Honor to U.S. Army Europe paratrooper
U.S. Army's Medal of Honor site for Staff Sgt. Salvatore Giunta
Pentagon Channel 'Profiles of Heroism: Staff Sgt. Salvatore Giunta' page
U.S. Army Europe paratrooper to receive Medal of Honor
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DoD: Medal of Honor designee praises fellow servicemembers
Transcript of press briefing with Staff Sgt. Salvatore Giunta
U.S. Army Africa interview on Vimeo
U.S. Army Africa: Vicenza paratrooper to be awarded Medal of Honor for heroism in Afghanistan
U.S. Army Europe commander Gen. Carter F. Ham presents Sgt. Curtis Widel and Cpl. Isiah Davidson with Bronze Star Medals for valor, Sept. 17. Widel and Davison earned the awards for their actions while deployed to Zabul Province, Afghanistan in 2009. (Photo by Staff Sgt. Adam Mancini) SGT. CURTIS WIDEL and CPL. ISAIAH DAVIDSON: BRONZE STAR WITH V DEVICE
Two 1st Battalion, 4th Infantry Soldiers earn Bronze Stars for valor
5th Battalion, 158th Aviation Soldiers presented the Bundeswehr Cross of Honor for valor: Chief Warrant Officer 3 Nelson Visaya, Chief Warrant Officer 2 Jason Brown, Sgt. Antonio Gattis, Staff Sgt. Travis Brown, Spc. Matthew Baker, Sgt. Steven Shumaker, Sgt. William Ebel, Spc. Todd Marchese, Chief Warrant Officer 3 Steven Husted, Chief Warrant Officer 3 Jason LaCrosse, Capt. Robert McDonough, Chief Warrant Officer 2 Sean Johnson. Not pictured: Chief Warrant Officer 2 Eric Wells and Spc. Gregory Martinez. (Photo courtesy 12th Combat Aviation Brigade) SOLDIERS OF THE 5th BATTALION, 158TH AVIATION
Bundeswehr honors U.S. Army Europe aviators for Afghanistan valor
Eyewitness tells story of aviators' bravery
Interview story: U.S. Army Europe aviators talk about helping Bundeswehr troops during ambush by Taliban forces
Interview videos on YouTube
Maj. Gen. William B. Garrett III, commander of U.S. Army Africa, attaches the Silver Star to Staff Sgt. Matthew Matlock's uniform, during a ceremony at the post theater on Caserma Ederle in Vicenza, Italy, Nov. 30. Matlock, of the 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team's Company C, 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, earned the medal for actions he took under fire to save Soldiers in Afghanistan. (Photo by Barbara Romano) STAFF SGT. MATTHEW MATLOCK: SILVER STAR
Paratrooper earns Silver Star for heroism while helping to save comrades in Afghanistan
18th Military Police Brigade Command Sgt. Maj. Brenda K. Curfman earned an Army Commendation Medal with “V” device for valor for her actions when her convoy came under attack in Iraq in December 2007. At the time she was the command sergeant major for the 95th Military Police Battalion. (U.S. Army photo) COMMAND SGT. MAJ. BRENDA K. CURFMAN: ARMY COMMENDATION MEDAL WITH V DEVICE
Despite valor award, command sergeant major sees herself as Soldier, leader rather than hero
Spc. Ross McGinnis earned the Medal of Honor after he was killed on patrol in Iraq in December 2006 when he laid his body over a live grenade thrown by an insurgent. (U.S. Army photo) SPC ROSS McGINNIS: MEDAL OF HONOR
'Youngest Soldier in Company C' died saving four of his comrades during insurgent attack

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Sgt. Abriel Garcia receives an Army Commendation Medal with “V” device from Col. Jeffrey Sinclair, commander of the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, moments after Sinclair awarded Staff Sgt. Brian Nethery (left) a Silver Star and Spc. Tyler Aguilar a Bronze Star with “V” device, in Schweinfurt, Germany, Feb. 14, 2007. All three Soldiers are assigned to the brigade's 1st Battalion, 77th Armor. (Photo by Mark Heeter) SPC. TYLER AGUILAR: BRONZE STAR WITH V DEVICE
Specialist drove into line of fire to protect pinned-down colleagues
Spc. Tyler Aguilar's Bronze Star narrative and citation
Brig. Gen. William, B. Garrett, Southern European Task Force commander, presents Spc. Dillon Bergstad of Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion (Airborne), 503rd Infantry Regiment, with the Silver Star on Caserma Ederle in Vicenza, Italy, Oct. 30. Bergstad received the medal for his actions in combat while deployed to Afghanistan in August 2007. (Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Jacob Caldwell) SPC. DILLON BERGSTAD: SILVER STAR
Knocked from the turret three times, specialist kept on fighting
Maj. Gen. Jeffrey Schloesser, commander of Combined Joint Task Force - 101, presents the Silver Star to Capt. William G. Cromie of Alpha Company, 173rd Special Troops Battalion, at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, July 12, 2008. Cromie, serving as platoon leader for a route clearance team, earned the medal for his actions during an ambush on Nov. 16, 2007 in Afghanistan’s Konar Province. (Photo by Pfc. Christina Sinders) CAPT. WILLIAM CROMIE: SILVER STAR
Captain braved small-arms fire to bring ammunition to his Soldiers during Afghanistan attack
1st Lt. Christopher Dean from V Corps' 2nd Battalion 37th Armored Regiment speaks with a reporter Oct. 7, 2004 during a welcome home ceremony for the 1st Armored DIvision where he received the Silver Star for leading the rescue of 19 Soldiers from an ambush in Baghdad's Sadr City. (Photo by Spc. Kristopher Joseph) 1ST LT. CHRISTOPHER DEAN: SILVER STAR
Platoon leader led rescue that saved 19 Soldiers from patrol ambushed in Sadr City
Staff Sgt. Lincoln V. Dockery, a combat engineer with the Headquarters and Headquarters Company of the 173rd Airborne Brigade's Special Troops Battalion, poses wearing his Silver Star and Purple Heart just after they were awarded in Bamberg, Germany, March 11, 2009. (Photo by Sgt. Micah E. Clare) STAFF SGT. LINCOLN V. DOCKERY: SILVER STAR
Sergeant charges into the face of the enemy during Afghanistan ambush
Sgt. Abriel Garcia receives an Army Commendation Medal with “V” device from Col. Jeffrey Sinclair, commander of the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, moments after Sinclair awarded Staff Sgt. Brian Nethery (left) a Silver Star and Spc. Tyler Aguilar a Bronze Star with “V” device, in Schweinfurt, Germany, Feb. 14, 2007. All three Soldiers are assigned to the brigade's 1st Battalion, 77th Armor. (Photo by Mark Heeter) SGT. ABRIEL GARCIA: ARMY COMMENDATION MEDAL WITH V DEVICE
Sergeant ‘selflessly threw himself in harm’s way to destroy the enemy’
Staff Sgt. Clifford Neighbors (Courtesy photo) STAFF SGT. CLIFFORD NEIGHBORS: ARMY COMMENDATION MEDAL WITH V DEVICE
Sergeant reflects on fateful day in Baghdad when he earned medal for valor during convoy attack
Sgt. Abriel Garcia receives an Army Commendation Medal with “V” device from Col. Jeffrey Sinclair, commander of the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, moments after Sinclair awarded Staff Sgt. Brian Nethery (left) a Silver Star and Spc. Tyler Aguilar a Bronze Star with “V” device, in Schweinfurt, Germany, Feb. 14, 2007. All three Soldiers are assigned to the brigade's 1st Battalion, 77th Armor. (Photo by Mark Heeter) STAFF SGT. BRIAN NETHERY: SILVER STAR
Quick reaction team section sergeant low-crawled under fire to rescue comrades
Staff Sgt. Brian Nethery's Silver Star narrative and citation
Q&A: Staff Sgt. Bryan Nethery
Staff Sgt. Octavio Nunez (left) and Spc. Jarrod Taylor at the ceremony during which the two Soldiers were awarded the Silver Star in Schweinfurt, Germany, April 22, 2008. (U.S. Army photo) STAFF SGT. OCTAVIO NUNEZ: SILVER STAR
Soldiers put themselves in harm's way to shield comrades during Adhamiyah attack
Staff Sgt. Matthew Ritenour earned the Silver Star for his actions during a firefight in Afghanistan in September 2007. (U.S. Army photo) STAFF SGT. MATTHEW RITENOUR: SILVER STAR
Squad leader led his Soldiers to repel Taliban attack despite injuries
Spc. Micheaux Sanders with his Silver Star following its presentation ceremony in Wiesbaden, Germany in October 2004. (U.S. Army photo) SPC. MICHEAUX SANDERS: SILVER STAR
'When we ran out of bullets, I threw rocks'

Radio interview 
Spc. Darraivius Strawder wears his Army Commendation Medal with ‘V’ device for valor just after the ceremony during which it was awarded, in Baumholder, Germany, March 6, 2009. (Photo by Sgt. Micah E. Clare) SPC DARRAIVIUS STRAWDER: ARMY COMMENDATION MEDAL WITH V DEVICE
Wounded specialist crawled through direct fire to help injured buddy during attack on Iraq patrol
Staff Sgt. Octavio Nunez (left) and Spc. Jarrod Taylor at the ceremony during which the two Soldiers were awarded the Silver Star in Schweinfurt, Germany, April 22, 2008. (U.S. Army photo) SPC JARROD TAYLOR: SILVER STAR
Soldiers put themselves in harm's way to shield comrades during Adhamiyah attack
 
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