Pfc. Richard Bigouette Bravo Company, 602nd Aviation Support BattalionA 2nd Infantry Division Soldier gave the gift of life to a 9-year-old Korean girl when he saved her from drowning at Haeundae Beach in Busan June 13.Pfc. Richard Bigouette of Bravo Company, 602nd Aviation Support Battalion, was swimming a little way from shore with Pfc. Joshua ...continue reading
15 Dec | 2010
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SSgt. Brent Schneider From Amarillo, Texas 2nd Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment January 26, 2005A Green Country military mom is especially proud of her soldier son. He's on his second tour of duty in Afghanistan, and now he's been honored for his bravery under fire with a Silver Star.It's not his first medal.For a mother with a son in a war ...continue reading
1 Apr | 2009
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Spc. Jeffrey Scantlin, Sgt. 1st Class Erich Phillips, Sgt. John Hayes, 1st Lt. Aaron Thurman, Sgt. Hector Chavez and Spc. Tyler Hanson 2nd Platoon, Chosen Company, 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry RegimentIn the early morning hours of July 13, 2008, Soldiers from Chosen Company, 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment were not thinking about medals as they ...continue reading
20 Aug | 2008
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Pvt. Nathan Z. Thacker 18 years old from Greenbrier, Arkansas 2nd Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division October 12, 2007Pvt. Nathan Z. Thacker had only been in the country for two weeks before his death, according to the soldier's father, Stephen Thacker.Thacker's father said his son felt a duty to ...continue reading
