I found a heart-warming yet very sad piece from the June 14th “Stars & Stripes” edition. What a brave tale these guys tell. These heroes are never lauded in public or in the mainstream press. They are only recognized within the military, and every once in a while, an alternative-media source will outline their heroism.
This will tear your heart out, but it describes truly what our men and women in uniform are made of. From the Stars & Stripes article, from writer Sean Kimmons:
Screams from fellow Marines being attacked by insurgents in a mountainous area of eastern Afghanistan were all that 1st Lt. Stephen Boada needed to hear.
The moans from the dying Marines of Company K, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, sparked a rescue attempt led by Boada, the fire direction officer for the 1st Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, on May 8, 2005.
In February, the 27-year-old from Bristol, Conn., was awarded the Silver Star for his actions that day.
While on a dismounted patrol through the Alisheng Valley, Boada’s unit of about 30 Marines began to pick up radio traffic between insurgents on their Icom scanners. Interpreters informed the Marines that the insurgents — concealed in the rough terrain — were plotting an ambush.
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