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'Wonder Woman' Wins Silver Star

Teen medic shielded wounded with her body

By Peter Fearon,  Newser Staff

Posted Mar 10, 2008 5:08 AM CDT

(Newser) – A Texas teenager has become the second woman since World War II to be awarded the Silver Star for bravery in combat. Texas medic Monica Lin Brown, 19, used her body to shield five wounded comrades from gunfire while she treated them after their convoy...   Read full story »

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