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BYJessica Evans

May 11, 2023

The daring operation of the legendary Cockleshell heroes

The heroics of the Cockleshell heroes, while often forgotten, were truly legendary.

BYJessica Evans

May 11, 2023

BYUnited States Army

Apr 29, 2020

Army hero posthumously receives the Distinguished Service Cross

Staff Sgt. Michael Ollis, a 10th Mountain Soldier who gave his life shielding Polish Army Lieutenant Karol Cierpica from a suicide bomber while deployed to Afghanistan in 2013, was posthumously awarded the Distinguished Service Cross by the Vice Chi…

BYUnited States Army

Apr 29, 2020

BYUnited States Army

Apr 29, 2020

After 16 years, family of fallen soldier presented with his Distinguished Service Cross

Hundreds of 3rd Infantry Division soldiers, Army veterans, Pittsburgh-area officials, and Army leaders recognized U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Stevon A. Booker for his heroism April 5, 2019 — 16 years to the day after he was killed in action while serving…

BYUnited States Army

Apr 29, 2020

BYMilitary.com

Apr 29, 2020

Congress upgrades award for hero killed at COP Keating

More than nine years after the Battle of Kamdesh claimed eight lives and left 27 injured, a soldier killed there received a posthumous medal upgrade Dec. 15, 2018, to the nation’s second highest honor, the Distinguished Service Cross.

BYMilitary.com

Apr 29, 2020