Utah Bob #35998 Posted July 27, 2011 Share Posted July 27, 2011 Full Story WASHINGTON - They are men used to seeing their deeds pass as unrecognized as their battlefield movements, but Monday five National Guard and one active duty special forces soldier took the limelight here to receive a French award roughly equivalent to the Silver Star. The six were honored with the Croix de la Valeur Militaire in a private ceremony at the French ambassador's residence attended by senior leaders including Army Gen. Martin Dempsey, the Army chief of staff nominated to be the next chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Army Maj. Gen. Timothy Kadavy, deputy director of the Army National Guard. "I am deeply honored to ... pay tribute to six most outstanding American soldiers from the United States Army and the Army National Guard who distinguished themselves while fighting the Taliban and al-Qaida elements in Afghanistan," said French Ambassador François Delattre. "Through their outstanding bravery and engagement in combat, they fought at the risk of their own lives to assist French soldiers, their brothers in arms, who experienced a barrage of fire from the enemy." The five National Guard soldiers supported a French regiment executing a mission in and around the Uzbeen Valley in Afghanistan in 2009; the active duty soldier was recognized for similarly heroic action in the same region a year earlier. Pic Pic Pic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Harley, #14153 Posted July 27, 2011 Share Posted July 27, 2011 UB, the links lead to a place for which we don't have access. Is there another open source so we can see the pics? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dakota Rebel, SASS# 58412 Posted July 27, 2011 Share Posted July 27, 2011 Go to Google and put Croix de la Valeur Militaire in the search box. The image and news boxes should get you there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utah Bob #35998 Posted July 27, 2011 Author Share Posted July 27, 2011 UB, the links lead to a place for which we don't have access. Is there another open source so we can see the pics? Fixed it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdeacon Joe Posted July 27, 2011 Share Posted July 27, 2011 La! http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=mqXmoWjvHvU Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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