New York Army National Guard Medic Receives Medal of Valor

Afghanistan war vet receives state Medal of Valor for helping two boys shot on Syracuse street
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Robert Harding
3 hours ago

A New York Army National Guard medic is being recognized for her actions last fall after two boys were shot near her home in Syracuse.

New York Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Marlana Watson.

Army Staff Sgt. Marlana Watson received the Medal of Valor, the state's highest military award for heroism, at a ceremony Wednesday in Farmingdale. She was recognized for her response to an incident on Nov. 5, 2014 in Syracuse.

Watson, who was assigned to the 107th Military Police Company and living in Syracuse at the time, heard gunfire outside her home. She looked outside and discovered two boys, ages 13 and 15, who were shot and laying in a yard across from her house.

She asked her sister to call 911 before heading outside. One boy was shot in the upper buttocks, so she used one of the boy's socks to stop the bleeding.

The other boy was wounded in the thigh and calf. Watson told him to lie still while she checked his wounds and asked her sister to get a blanket when the boy said he was cold.

Watson stayed with the boys until paramedics and police arrived at the scene.
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