Army Spc. Monica Lin Brown Receive The Silver Star

[OldDoorGunner]

A SALUTE TO HERO ARMY SPC. MONICA LIN BROWN....
A 19-year-old medic from Texas is the first woman in Afghanistan and only the second woman since World War II to receive the Silver Star, the nation's third-highest medal for valor. Army Spc. Monica Lin Brown, after an explosion, which wounded five soldiers in her unit, ran through insurgent gunfire and used her body to shield wounded comrades as mortars fell less than 100 yards away, the military said. Medical aid rendered under fire saved all five of her comrades.

 

[holdenmonty]

That is badass she totally deserves the silver star.

 

[BaMuoiBa]

Where do we find such people?

A soldier in the truest sense of the word - the epitome of selflessness.

She'll be the first to say "I was just doing what I was trained to do"

In Nam we'd refer to them as *Angels*- now they're armed and know the weapon as well as their craft.

God Bless them, as they do His work.

Ba

EDIT: I just thought of something she is only 19 - a good chance she will have a lifetime with the Beast.

Thats the bad news, the good news is, MAYBE with the right care she'll get through it.