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"Back in 2016, then-Defense Secretary Ash Carter ordered his department to launch a review of more than 1,300 valor awards bestowed for Global War on Terror action, after suspicions arose that some service members’ bravery had been under-recognized during the conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq. The Army owned about 800 of those medals, and this year, plans to upgrade 13 Silver Stars to the Distinguished Service Cross. Some have already received their awards and some will get them later this year, according to Army spokesmen.
The soldiers are receiving the DSC “in recognition of their gallantry, intrepidity and heroism above and beyond the call of duty,” Lt. Col. Emmanuel Ortiz-Cruz told Army Times in March. “Previously recognized for their bravery by award of the Silver Star, the Department of Defense upgraded the soldiers’ medals as part of a comprehensive review of commendations for heroism in Iraq and Afghanistan.” Ceremonies for the special operations soldiers are still in the planning stages.
Staff Sgt. Stevon Booker, a tank commander with A Company, 1st Battalion, 64th Armor Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division out of Fort Stewart, Georgia, who was killed in action while fighting off an ambush near Baghdad on April 5, 2003, during the Iraq invasion. His family received his award April 5.
Capt. (then-1st Lt. ) Andrew Bundermann, acting commander of B Troop, 3rd Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division out of Fort Carson, Colorado, who successfully helped defend Combat Outpost Keating on Oct. 3, 2009, during the Battle of Kamdesh. The notorious fight resulted in two Medals of Honor, and now two Distinguished Service Crosses. Out of the Army since 2012, he received his award March 7.
Sgt. (then-Pvt.) Robert K. Debolt, an infantryman with C Company, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, then based at Fort Hood, Texas, who pulled his fellow soldiers from a burning vehicle after a Sept. 4, 2008, IED attack in Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Out of the Army since 2011, he received his award on March 28"
https://www.armytimes.com/news/your-army/2019/04/18/a-dozen-army-heroes-of-iraq-and-afghanistan-wars-are-getting-award-upgrades-to-the-distinguished-service-cross/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=ebb 04.19.19&utm_term=Editorial - Early Bird Brief
The soldiers are receiving the DSC “in recognition of their gallantry, intrepidity and heroism above and beyond the call of duty,” Lt. Col. Emmanuel Ortiz-Cruz told Army Times in March. “Previously recognized for their bravery by award of the Silver Star, the Department of Defense upgraded the soldiers’ medals as part of a comprehensive review of commendations for heroism in Iraq and Afghanistan.” Ceremonies for the special operations soldiers are still in the planning stages.
Staff Sgt. Stevon Booker, a tank commander with A Company, 1st Battalion, 64th Armor Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division out of Fort Stewart, Georgia, who was killed in action while fighting off an ambush near Baghdad on April 5, 2003, during the Iraq invasion. His family received his award April 5.
Capt. (then-1st Lt. ) Andrew Bundermann, acting commander of B Troop, 3rd Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division out of Fort Carson, Colorado, who successfully helped defend Combat Outpost Keating on Oct. 3, 2009, during the Battle of Kamdesh. The notorious fight resulted in two Medals of Honor, and now two Distinguished Service Crosses. Out of the Army since 2012, he received his award March 7.
Sgt. (then-Pvt.) Robert K. Debolt, an infantryman with C Company, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, then based at Fort Hood, Texas, who pulled his fellow soldiers from a burning vehicle after a Sept. 4, 2008, IED attack in Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Out of the Army since 2011, he received his award on March 28"
https://www.armytimes.com/news/your-army/2019/04/18/a-dozen-army-heroes-of-iraq-and-afghanistan-wars-are-getting-award-upgrades-to-the-distinguished-service-cross/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=ebb 04.19.19&utm_term=Editorial - Early Bird Brief
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