2 SF earn Silver Stars for Afghanistan heroics

2 SF earn Silver Stars for Afghanistan heroics
By John Ryan - Staff writer
Posted : Saturday Jul 2, 2011 9:02:51 EDT
When insurgents attacked, two Green Berets helped turn surprise enemy assaults into bloody insurgent losses in Afghanistan last year.

In May 2010, Master Sgt. William J. Dickinson’s team foiled an attempted siege at Bagram Airfield.

Weeks later, Staff Sgt. Adam Dorner’s patrol repelled a roadside ambush in Logar province.

For their courage, the Army formally awarded them Silver Stars during a ceremony at Patch Barracks in Stuttgart, Germany, on June 13 before a crowd of nearly 300, according to a release from Special Operations Command Europe. Adm. Eric Olsen, commander of U.S. Special Operations Command, made the presentation.

Both men were serving with the 1st Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne).
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2 SF earn Silver Stars for Afghanistan heroics