Multi-National Corps - Iraq
Public Affairs Office, Camp Victory
AR RAMADI, Iraq, Feb. 2, 2007 — A soldier who helped pull his wounded men from a burning vehicle and ran alone through the streets of Ramadi to get them evacuated was awarded the Silver Star, Jan. 27.
Staff Sgt. David S. Anderson, a section leader with 1st Platoon, B Company, 1st Battalion, 36th Infantry with Task Force 1-37 under 1st Brigade, 1st Armored Division, was also presented the Army Commendation Medal with Valor during a ceremony on Camp Ramadi.
Two other soldiers from the same unit, Staff Sgt. Jason P. Trumpower of Norwalk, Ohio, and Spc. Edward Reyes of Coral Springs, Fla., distinguished themselves in the same Sept. 24 incident and were awarded Bronze Stars with Valor.Anderson, who is from Batesville, Miss., said he doesn’t care for the publicity surrounding his award.
“I’m just glad I was there to take care of my soldiers and bring them home safely,” he said. “To me, I was just doing my job and what I was trained to do.”
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(Photo: (From right to left) On Jan. 28, Staff Sgt. David S. Anderson of Batesville, Miss, with 1st Platoon, B Company, 1st Battalion, 36th Infantry with Task Force 1-37 under 1st Brigade, 1st Armored Division, was awarded the Silver Star for his actions in a Sept. 24 incident in Ramadi. Spc. Edward Reyes of Coral Springs, Fla., and Staff Sgt. Jason P. Trumpower of Norwalk, Ohio, distinguished themselves in the same Sept. 24 incident and were awarded Bronze Stars with Valor.)
Public Affairs Office, Camp Victory
AR RAMADI, Iraq, Feb. 2, 2007 — A soldier who helped pull his wounded men from a burning vehicle and ran alone through the streets of Ramadi to get them evacuated was awarded the Silver Star, Jan. 27.
Staff Sgt. David S. Anderson, a section leader with 1st Platoon, B Company, 1st Battalion, 36th Infantry with Task Force 1-37 under 1st Brigade, 1st Armored Division, was also presented the Army Commendation Medal with Valor during a ceremony on Camp Ramadi.
Two other soldiers from the same unit, Staff Sgt. Jason P. Trumpower of Norwalk, Ohio, and Spc. Edward Reyes of Coral Springs, Fla., distinguished themselves in the same Sept. 24 incident and were awarded Bronze Stars with Valor.Anderson, who is from Batesville, Miss., said he doesn’t care for the publicity surrounding his award.
“I’m just glad I was there to take care of my soldiers and bring them home safely,” he said. “To me, I was just doing my job and what I was trained to do.”
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(Photo: (From right to left) On Jan. 28, Staff Sgt. David S. Anderson of Batesville, Miss, with 1st Platoon, B Company, 1st Battalion, 36th Infantry with Task Force 1-37 under 1st Brigade, 1st Armored Division, was awarded the Silver Star for his actions in a Sept. 24 incident in Ramadi. Spc. Edward Reyes of Coral Springs, Fla., and Staff Sgt. Jason P. Trumpower of Norwalk, Ohio, distinguished themselves in the same Sept. 24 incident and were awarded Bronze Stars with Valor.)
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