At least 4 more nominations pending approval
By Michelle Tan - Staff writer
Posted : Sunday Apr 25, 2010 10:01:05 EDT
The fighting began at 6 a.m. Enemy fighters occupying high ground fired a recoilless rifle, rocket-propelled grenades, mortars, machine guns and rifles into all four sides of Combat Outpost Keating.
The soldiers at the small American and Afghan post in the mountains of Afghanistan’s Nuristan province were outnumbered by an enemy force of almost 400.
Almost immediately, the Americans’ mortars were pinned down and could not fire.
The Silver Stars were awarded to
Capt. Christopher Cordova,
1st Lt. Andrew Bundermann,
Sgt. 1st Class Jonathan Hill and
Sgt. Thomas Rasmussen.
Details from the narratives that accompany the awards paint a harrowing picture of what happened that day in northeast Afghanistan.
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