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  • April 2008
    • SEAL's Sacrifice Wins Medal of Honor

      SEAL's Sacrifice Wins Medal of Honor

      (Newser) - A Navy SEAL who dove on a live grenade to save comrades' lives in Iraq received the Medal of Honor today, the Navy Times reports. Michael Monsoor's parents, George and Sally, received the nation's highest combat honor from President Bush, who wept during the ceremony. Monsoor, 25, died Sept. 29, 2006, as US forces tried to take Ramadi from insurgents. More »

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      Iraq   George W. Bush   US Navy   Navy   Ramadi   Navy SEALs   Medal of Honor   Silver Star

  • March 2008
    • 'Wonder Woman' Wins Silver Star

      'Wonder Woman' Wins Silver Star

      (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 was caught by a roadside bomb in Afghanistan, reports the Houston Chronicle . More »

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      Afghanistan   terrorism   US Army   roadside bomb   heroism   Silver Star   courage

    • Medal of Honor for Sioux Warrior

      Medal of Honor for Sioux Warrior

      (Newser) - The first full-blooded Sioux to receive the Congressional Medal of Honor was awarded his medal 26 years after his death at a moving ceremony at the White House yesterday, reports CNN. President Bush presented the medal to family members of Army Master Sgt. Woodrow "Woody" Keeble, whose courage in World War II and Korea already earned him two Purple Hearts and a Silver and Bronze Star. More »

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      US Army   World War II   Korean War   Native Americans   Medal of Honor   heroism   Silver Star   Purple Heart   courage

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