[Vision2020] Female Soldier Awarded Silver Star

[J Ford]

Excellent question!  I hope you aren't seriously expecting him to answer?  
Yeah, me neither.


J  :]





>From: "Tom Hansen" <thansen at moscow.com>
>To: "Moscow Vision 2020" <vision2020 at moscow.com>,        "Ed Iverson" 
><smcclure at dnews.com>
>Subject: [Vision2020] Female Soldier Awarded Silver Star
>Date: Mon, 9 Jul 2007 16:52:30 -0700
>
>I would like to preface this posting with a question for Ed Iverson:
>
>What have you done for your country, Mr. Iverson?
>
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> >From the Stars and Stripes at:
>
>http://tinyurl.com/2btalh
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>Female soldier awarded Silver Star
>
>http://tinyurl.com/2fhmhh
>Silver Star recipients Staff Sgt. Timothy Nein, Sgt. Leigh Ann Hester and
>Spc. Jason Mike stand proud during their award ceremony June 16 in Iraq.
>
>By Leo Shane III, Stars and Stripes
>
>Silver Star recipients Staff Sgt. Timothy Nein, Sgt. Leigh Ann Hester and
>Spc. Jason Mike stand proud during their award ceremony June 16 in Iraq.
>
>WASHINGTON - A Kentucky National Guard soldier on Thursday became the first
>woman awarded the Silver Star for service in the war on terror.
>
>Sgt. Leigh Ann Hester, a Tennessee resident; Staff Sgt. Timothy Nein, an
>Indiana resident who served as squad leader that day, and Spc. Jason Mike
>from Kentucky, a medic, all from the 617th Military Police Company, 
>received
>their honors in a ceremony at Camp Liberty in Iraq. Hester is the first
>woman awarded a Silver Star since World War II.
>
>"I'm honored to even be considered, much less awarded, the medal," Hester
>told the American Forces Press Service. "It really doesn't have anything to
>do with being a female. It's about the duties I performed that day as a
>soldier."
>
>Army documents state that Hester was serving as team leader during a March
>20 mission outside Baghdad when her convoy came under attack. Hester
>maneuvered her team through the kill zone, then turned around to assault 
>the
>insurgent's trench lines with grenades.
>
>According to soldiers' accounts, she entered the trenches with Nein and
>killed at least three insurgents with her rifle. The unit killed 27
>insurgents in the attack without losing a single soldier.
>
>"Your training kicks in and the soldier kicks in," she told American Forces
>Press Service. "You've got a job to do - protecting yourself and your 
>fellow
>comrades."
>
>The citation reads that her actions "saved the lives of numerous convoy
>members." She has also earned the National Defense Service Medal, Global 
>War
>On Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, and the Army Service Ribbon.
>
>Hester, 23, was born in Kentucky and joined the state's Army National Guard
>in 2001. According to her Army bio, she lives in Nashville and works as a
>retail store manager.
>
>Hester's father, Jerry, told The Associated Press that he is overwhelmed by
>his daughter's accomplishments.
>
>"It's something to be very proud of, and my wife and I are. Leigh Ann is a
>very good soldier. She played softball and basketball all through high
>school, and she's won a lot of games. But those games didn't mean nowhere
>near what this medal does and what she's done for her country."
>
>The soldiers were presented their medals by Army Lt. Gen. John R. Vines,
>Multinational Corps Iraq commanding general, who lauded them as heroes.
>
>Three other unit members received Bronze Stars with combat "V" for their
>actions during the ambush: Spc. Ashley Pullen, Spc. William Haynes II and
>Spc. Casey Cooper.
>
>Receiving Army Commendation Medals with "V" were Spc. Jessie Ordunez and
>Sgt. Dustin Morris. All five were in the 617th MP Company as well.
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>Seeya round town, Moscow.
>
>Tom Hansen
>Moscow, Idaho
>
>"Patriotism is not a short and frenzied outburst of emotion but the 
>tranquil
>and steady dedication of a lifetime."
>
>--Adlai E. Stevenson, Jr.
>
>
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