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Wednesday, March 19, 2008
4:16:00 AM EDT
Feeling Quiet
Spc. Monica Lin Brown19 years old from Lake Jackson, Texas4th Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team
Army
Spc. Monica Lin Brown has done something only a very few female
soldiers in American history have ever done. She's been awarded the
Silver Star.Brown
saved the lives of fellow soldiers after a roadside bomb tore through a
convoy of Humvees in the eastern Paktia province of Afghanistan
in April 2007. "I did not really think about anything except for
getting the guys to a safer location and getting them taken care of and
getting them out of there.""We stopped the convoy. I
opened up my door and grabbed my aid bag," Brown said.She started running toward the burning vehicle as insurgents opened fire. All five wounded soldiers had scrambled out."I
assessed the patients to see how bad they were. We tried to move them
to a safer location because we were still receiving incoming fire,"
Brown said. "So we dragged them for 100 or 200 meters, got them away
from the Humvee a little bit," she said. "I was in a kind of a
robot-mode, did not think about much but getting the guys taken care
of."For
Brown, who knew all five wounded soldiers, it became a race to get them
all to a safer location. Eventually, they moved the wounded some 500
yards away and treated them on site before putting them on a helicopter
for evacuation."I
did not really have time to be scared," Brown said. "Running back to
the vehicle, I was nervous (since) I did not know how badly the guys
were injured. That was scary."The
military said Brown's "bravery, unselfish actions and medical aid
rendered under fire saved the lives of her comrades and represents the
finest traditions of heroism in combat." These
brave men and women sacrifice so much in their lives so that others may
enjoy the freedoms we get to enjoy everyday. For that, I am proud to
call them Hero.We Should Not Only Mourn These Men And
Women Who Died, We Should Also Thank God That Such People
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4:16:00 AM EDT
Feeling Quiet
Wednesday Hero
Army
Spc. Monica Lin Brown has done something only a very few female
soldiers in American history have ever done. She's been awarded the
Silver Star.Brown
saved the lives of fellow soldiers after a roadside bomb tore through a
convoy of Humvees in the eastern Paktia province of Afghanistan
in April 2007. "I did not really think about anything except for
getting the guys to a safer location and getting them taken care of and
getting them out of there.""We stopped the convoy. I
opened up my door and grabbed my aid bag," Brown said.She started running toward the burning vehicle as insurgents opened fire. All five wounded soldiers had scrambled out."I
assessed the patients to see how bad they were. We tried to move them
to a safer location because we were still receiving incoming fire,"
Brown said. "So we dragged them for 100 or 200 meters, got them away
from the Humvee a little bit," she said. "I was in a kind of a
robot-mode, did not think about much but getting the guys taken care
of."For
Brown, who knew all five wounded soldiers, it became a race to get them
all to a safer location. Eventually, they moved the wounded some 500
yards away and treated them on site before putting them on a helicopter
for evacuation."I
did not really have time to be scared," Brown said. "Running back to
the vehicle, I was nervous (since) I did not know how badly the guys
were injured. That was scary."The
military said Brown's "bravery, unselfish actions and medical aid
rendered under fire saved the lives of her comrades and represents the
finest traditions of heroism in combat."Written by dougsbabygirl31 Blog about this entry |
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... good stuff ... though it never got 'hot' for me during my time, I realize that the training that they made us go through was so that when the time came, you would act like Spec 4 Brown, and DO YOUR JOB ... and the reason why is LIVES ARE DEPENDING ON YOU ...
... I still carry those lessons with me ... I have never seen or been in a situation that is too hairy that I can't deal with ... and that is even with my personal issues ... again, good stuff ..!
3/22/08 2:37 AM
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