Sunday, September 16, 2012

Camp Pendleton Marine to receive Silver Star

Camp Pendleton Marine to receive Silver Star
A Camp Pendleton Marine will be awarded the Silver Star for saving the life of a critically wounded Marine in Afghanistan by fending off a mass group of Taliban fighters so a medical helicopter could land and safely evacuate him.
Seattle Times
The Associated Press
CAMP PENDLETON, Calif.

A Camp Pendleton Marine will be awarded the Silver Star for saving the life of a critically wounded Marine in Afghanistan by fending off a mass group of Taliban fighters so a medical helicopter could land and safely evacuate him.

Master Sgt. David Jarvis of Bremerton, Wash., will receive the military's third-highest award for valor in combat during a ceremony at the base Wednesday.
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