Spc. Jesse Snow received the Silver Star posthumously

Fairborn native died in Afghanistan as he saved lives of his fellow soldiers.

By Kelli Wynn, Staff Writer

CONTRIBUTED PHOTO U.S. Army Spc. Jesse Adam Snow, 25, a Fairborn native, was killed Nov. 14 while serving during Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan. He received the Silver Star posthumously.

Updated 1:03 AM Saturday, October 29, 2011
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE — On Nov. 14, 2010, while serving in Operation Enduring Freedom in northeast Afghanistan, U.S. Army Spc. Jesse Snow crawled past enemy fire, dragged two wounded soldiers to safety, used his body as a human shield and became a hero.

On Friday, more than 1,000 people gathered at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force to see Snow, 25, posthumously receive the Silver Star medal for valor.

Army Maj. Gen. James C. McConville, commanding general of the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) in Fort Campbell, Ky., presented the medal to Snow’s parents.

“It’s going to show everybody that this guy was a true American soldier and he was brave and he’s being recognized and we’re so proud of him,” said Snow’s father, retired Air Force Chief Master Sgt. John Snow Sr., prior to the hour-long ceremony.

“(Snow) has a big crown on his head right now in paradise,” Gov. John Kasich said during the ceremony. “He is going to be honored for eternity because he laid down his life for his friends.”
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