Post by peterd on Apr 30, 2012 6:38:19 GMT -8
Sergeant to Receive Silver Star for Afghanistan Heroics
April 30, 2012
Houston Chronicle|by Lindsay Wise
Sgt. M. Joshua Laughery couldn't make out anything in the pitch-black cellar until a Taliban fighter suddenly charged out of the darkness, firing his AK-47.
"I could see the whites of his eyes," Laughery said. The cellar exploded with gunfire, lighting up the gloom with muzzle flashes.
The 27-year-old soldier from Houston still doesn't know how he survived the underground shootout in Afghanistan's Wardak province last year. "It's magic," he said.
Laughery's actions that day helped save the lives of his fellow soldiers, five of whom lay wounded outside the cellar in the aftermath of an ambush. For his bravery, Laughery will be awarded a Silver Star, the military's third-highest decoration for valor in combat. The official citation praises Laughery's "extreme courage and aggressiveness, with incredible courage under fire."
www.military.com/news/article/sergeant-to-receive-silver-star-for-afghanistan-heroics.html
April 30, 2012
Houston Chronicle|by Lindsay Wise
Sgt. M. Joshua Laughery couldn't make out anything in the pitch-black cellar until a Taliban fighter suddenly charged out of the darkness, firing his AK-47.
"I could see the whites of his eyes," Laughery said. The cellar exploded with gunfire, lighting up the gloom with muzzle flashes.
The 27-year-old soldier from Houston still doesn't know how he survived the underground shootout in Afghanistan's Wardak province last year. "It's magic," he said.
Laughery's actions that day helped save the lives of his fellow soldiers, five of whom lay wounded outside the cellar in the aftermath of an ambush. For his bravery, Laughery will be awarded a Silver Star, the military's third-highest decoration for valor in combat. The official citation praises Laughery's "extreme courage and aggressiveness, with incredible courage under fire."
www.military.com/news/article/sergeant-to-receive-silver-star-for-afghanistan-heroics.html