Sunday, October 31, 2010

Purple Heart ceremony honours five Iraq warriors

FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas--the staff sergeant Kelvin Hunt, Sgt. Juan Santiago Los mancebos, 4, Sgt. Torrey Kramer, Spc. Daniel Delbosque and Pvt. Sean Beck took center stage in the development of the 7 and was proud of Iraq, in the course of the Purple Heart service epäitsekäs ceremony Brooke Army Medical Center in the possession of the fourth floor Auditorium.


More than 40 medical staff, BAMC tovereiden and family members, including the comedian George Lopez took part in the ceremony.


"Purple Heart ceremony was given an opportunity to identify five outstanding Soldiers what they have done to our country's service" said it was the General Joseph Caravalho, Jr., whether the Controller General, Brooke Army Medical Center and the Great Plains Medical regional command, that each honoree attached.


"We are truly indebted epäitsekäs service," he said.


Purple Heart is received by the u. s. to combat at the hands of the enemy was wounded, and the next of kin name posthumously to their activity and who died wounds was killed in the armed forces, members of the operation.In particular, to combat the oldest military honour to decoration and turned on in the world was a typical. Purple Heart made available the first medal of the American Soldier.


Awardees are telaketjuajoneuvo, armed policemen and at the same time serving the enemy was wounded in Iraq to combat engineers.


Hunt joined the army in August 2001, "continues the family Maqui Berry Review tradition in his country Patriotism," he said.Combat engineer, to determine whether the 509th engineer Company, 5th Battalion, 20th Engineer Brigade to be suffered harm as a result of the from omatekoinen patrol.


Santiago Los mancebos, adopted after the call of duty, 9/11 to serve their country.Combat infantryman Santiago Los mancebos is assigned to A Company, 3rd Squadron, 8th Cavalry, 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division. periods, the interval between routine Convoy his vehicle was struck by IED.


Kramer Santiago Los mancebos, 4, such as joined the army after 9/11. Infantry sniper is reserved for A co., 1st Battalion, 112th light infantry Regiment, 56th Stryker Brigade Combat Team. he had suffered harm as a result, the file system of the patrol, too, his vehicle was hit by IED.


When the army, returning to school Delbosque plans. "I joined the army's self-improvement and give life to my family, "said Hewitt Texas mother tongue. 571 military policeman armed police co., 97th military police Bn, 89th MP Bde., should according to the suffered harm as a result of the struck a piece of metal from sniper round patrol.


"I joined the army to serve and protect the family and country," said Beck, a. co., 3rd Squadron, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Heavy infantryman Bde. Combat Team, 25th Utin Div. he had suffered harm as a result, when the anti-tank grenade landed on the roof of his truck and exploded.

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