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FMF DOC · 03-10-2008, 14:02

Female medic, 19, to receive Silver Star
By Fisnik Abrashi
Associated Press
Article Launched: 03/10/2008 12:01:00 AM CDT

CAMP SALERNO, Afghanistan — A 19-year-old medic from Texas will become the second female soldier 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 Afghanistan's 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.
"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 said Saturday at a U.S. base in the eastern province of Khost.
Brown, of Lake Jackson, Texas, is scheduled to receive the Silver Star later this month. She was part of a four-vehicle convoy patrolling near Jani Kheil on April 25 when a bomb struck one of the Humvees.
"We stopped the convoy. I opened up my door and grabbed my aid bag," Brown said.
She started running toward the burning vehicle as insurgents opened fire. All five wounded soldiers had scrambled out.
For Brown, it became a race to get them all to a safer location. Eventually, she and others moved the wounded some 500 yards and treated them before putting them on a helicopter for evacuation.
"I did not really have time to be scared," Brown said. "Running back to the vehicle, I was nervous (since) I did not know how badly the guys were injured. That was scary."
The military said Brown's "bravery, unselfish actions and medical aid rendered under fire saved the lives of her comrades and represents the finest traditions of heroism in combat."
Sgt. Leigh Ann Hester, of Nashville, Tenn., along with two men in her unit, received the Silver Star in 2005 for gallantry during an insurgent ambush on a convoy in Iraq.

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FMF DOC Guerrilla Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: PA Posts: 419	Female Medic Silver Star Female medic, 19, to receive Silver Star By Fisnik Abrashi Associated Press Article Launched: 03/10/2008 12:01:00 AM CDT CAMP SALERNO, Afghanistan — A 19-year-old medic from Texas will become the second female soldier 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 Afghanistan's 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. "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 said Saturday at a U.S. base in the eastern province of Khost. Brown, of Lake Jackson, Texas, is scheduled to receive the Silver Star later this month. She was part of a four-vehicle convoy patrolling near Jani Kheil on April 25 when a bomb struck one of the Humvees. "We stopped the convoy. I opened up my door and grabbed my aid bag," Brown said. She started running toward the burning vehicle as insurgents opened fire. All five wounded soldiers had scrambled out. For Brown, it became a race to get them all to a safer location. Eventually, she and others moved the wounded some 500 yards and treated them before putting them on a helicopter for evacuation. "I did not really have time to be scared," Brown said. "Running back to the vehicle, I was nervous (since) I did not know how badly the guys were injured. That was scary." The military said Brown's "bravery, unselfish actions and medical aid rendered under fire saved the lives of her comrades and represents the finest traditions of heroism in combat." Sgt. Leigh Ann Hester, of Nashville, Tenn., along with two men in her unit, received the Silver Star in 2005 for gallantry during an insurgent ambush on a convoy in Iraq. __________________ Sometimes you must do dark things to get to the light. "unknown"
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