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Friday, May 8, 2009

Spc. Michael Carter - Someone you should know

From the blackfive blog:

Of the ten Silver Stars awarded for the battle of Shok Valley, nine were earned by Special Forces soldiers. The tenth was awarded to a combat cameraman.

Spc. Michael Carter
Combat Documentation & Production Specialist 55th Signal Company (Combat Camera)

On Dec. 12, 2008 Spc. Michael Carter, Combat Documentation & Production Specialist 55th Signal Company (Combat Camera) was awarded the Silver Star for actions in the Shok Valley of Nuristan Province, Afghanistan April 6, 2008.

Spc. Carter was one of 10 Soldiers awarded Silver Stars for that engagement, but unlike the Soldiers of Operational Detachment A (ODA) 3336 on the raid, Spc. Carter is a Combat Cameraman.

During the hour-long mountainside battle, Spc. Carter charged forward while laying down suppressive fire to recover a wounded Soldier, then alternated between providing first aid and repulsing the enemy. He again exposed himself to enemy fire when he ran across open ground to recover a satellite phone. He assisted the ODA commander with calling for and directing close air support, and assisted the team medic in providing first aid to two more wounded Soldiers.

When the enemy closed to within 40 feet, Spc. Carter stood his ground and laid suppressive fire to block the advance. With danger-close airstrikes landing less than 100 meters away, Spc. Carter used his body to shield casualties from falling debris, and assisted in a daring rescue down a nearly vertical 60-foot cliff.

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1 comment:

Anonymous said...

I just suggested that Photoshop have military versions, as it does educator versions. This is a great story about someone who as things stand now would be able to buy CS4 Extended for $999, while a highschool student would pay $299. Is this right? (Microsoft has military versions of Windows and Office.)