19 Year Old Woman Earns Silver Star...

[SanAntonioBuck]

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Woman Earns Silver Star in Afghan War

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.

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Congratulations Monica!

 

[MD Buckeye]

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Congratulations Monica!

Wow. Thank you very much for your service Monica and Congratulations!!

 

[sandgk]

A picture of Army Spc. Monica Lin Brown:

 

[Jake]

 

[Mike80]

wow......Congrats to Spec. Brown

 

[BB73]

If only our society would cause the actions of this Monica to become as well known as those of her namesake.

 

[scooter1369]

My kinda woman....

True American

 

[Steve19]

A courageous hero. By any definition, the stuff that made America great. Well done, Monica, and thank you for your service to your country.

 

[OCBuckWife]

And yet women aren't allowed in combat roles. The military skirts the issue by having them be combat support, however.

This sort of story makes me wonder.........why the fuck not? (rhetorical question, it's just my thinking out loud)



The only reason she was there was as a medic. I'm damn glad she was, however.
Seriously bad ass for a 19 year old, male or female.

 

[Taosman]

A real heroine.
Not a Jessica Lynch made up story. We hope.............

And it's time we acknowledge that women are serving on the front lines of battle, to not is just a deceit.

 

[CCI]

congrats to Monia, a job weel done.

Thats why ARMY chicks are so Hawt, I got me one.

 

[ScriptOhio]

Congratulations Monica.

 

[martinss01]

A picture of Army Spc. Monica Lin Brown:

how you doin?

The only reason she was there was as a medic. I'm damn glad she was, however.
Seriously bad ass for a 19 year old, male or female.

there are atleast 5 men who are pretty damn happy she was there as well. and i agree, the age and gender portion of this story have no value.

god loves medics.

 

[buckeyes_rock]

how you doin?



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Woah...easy there...looks like a wedding ring on her hand!

 

[martinss01]

Woah...easy there...looks like a wedding ring on her hand!

that photo is too grainy. nothing can be determined from this picture. i demand better photos. photos that have been cleaned up. people clean up well in showers and bathtubs. i demand pictures of her in a shower or bathtub!


assuming she is married, how does that conversation go? oh i see how it is. you can protect some asshat from mortar fire while being shot at by insurgents but you can't get me a beer out of the fridge? your in the fucking kitchen!!!