19-year-old Woman earns 2nd Female Silver Star since WWII

RTO · Post by **RTO** » March 9th, 2008, 7:47 pm

CAMP SALERNO, Afghanistan - A 19-year-old medic from Texas will become the first woman in Afghanistan and only the second female soldier since World War II to receive the Silver Star, the nation's third-highest medal for valor.

Army Spc. Monica Lin Brown saved the lives of fellow soldiers after a roadside bomb tore through a convoy of Humvees in the eastern Paktia province in April 2007, the military said.

After the explosion, which wounded five soldiers in her unit, Brown ran through insurgent gunfire and used her body to shield wounded comrades as mortars fell less than 100 yards away, the military said.

"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," Brown told The Associated Press on Saturday at a U.S. base in the eastern province of Khost.

Brown, of Lake Jackson, Texas, is scheduled to receive the Silver Star later this month. She was part of a four-vehicle convoy patrolling near Jani Kheil in the eastern province of Paktia on April 25, 2007, when a bomb struck one of the Humvees.

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Black 6 · Post by **Black 6** » March 9th, 2008, 8:32 pm

Good Girl.

Ranger175csar · Post by **Ranger175csar** » March 9th, 2008, 8:34 pm

I'd buy her a drink, cheers. (as long as its not some bullshit PR stunt)

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Post by **Disinfertention** » March 10th, 2008, 6:35 am

Black 6 wrote:Good Girl.

DIBS!

Good stuff though. Rare to find a brave women with a clean M4

Earthpig · Post by **Earthpig** » March 10th, 2008, 7:10 am

Good stuff! I'd buy her a beer, as well.

RLTW
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Chiron · Post by **Chiron** » March 11th, 2008, 5:13 am

Outstanding!

The first one was a woman MP in Iraq a few years back if I'm not mistaken. Both of these women showed great credit to their unit and our country!!!