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In the News (Fri 25 Jul 08)

  
 Sergeant First Class Paul R. Smith
Sergeant Smith led a defense of a compound next to the airport against a much larger force of Special Republican Guard troops, manning a heavy machine gun, repeatedly firing and reloading three times before he was mortally wounded.
Sergeant Smith's "extraordinary heroism and uncommon valor without regard to his own life in order to save others are in keeping with the highest traditions of the military service," a draft of the medal citation says.
The next morning, Sergeant Smith and about 15 other soldiers were building a holding pen for prisoners in a compound on the north side of the highway into the airport, on the battalion's flank, when the compound came under attack by some 100 Iraqi soldiers.
www.mishalov.com /smith-iraq.html   (1324 words)

  
 MEDAL OF HONOR RECIPIENTS - IRAQ
On that day, Sergeant First Class Smith was engaged in the construction of a prisoner of war holding area when his Task Force was violently attacked by a company-sized enemy force.
As the fight developed, Sergeant First Class Smith braved hostile enemy fire to personally engage the enemy with hand grenades and anti-tank weapons, and organized the evacuation of three wounded soldiers from an armored personnel carrier struck by a rocket propelled grenade and a 60mm mortar round.
Sergeant First Class Smith’s extraordinary heroism and uncommon valor are in keeping with the highest traditions of the military service and reflect great credit upon himself, the Third Infantry Division “Rock of the Marne,” and the United States Army.
www.army.mil /cmh-pg/mohiraq.htm   (291 words)

  
 First Sergeant - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
First Sergeant is a Specialist rank in the Singapore Armed Forces.
First Sergeants are generally the senior non-commissioned officers of company (battery, troop, team) sized units.
Often referred to as the 'first shirt', or 'shirt', the first sergeant is responsible for the morale, welfare, and conduct of all the enlisted members in a squadron and is the chief adviser to the squadron commander concerning the enlisted force.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/First_sergeant   (627 words)

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