[antimedia] antimedia: Another Navy corpsman distinguishes himself....

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Another Navy corpsman distinguishes himself....
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   ....in battle [1]winning the Silver Star for his bravery under fire.

     The citation accompanying his Silver Star Medal detailed how a
     well-emplaced and determined enemy ambushed Rubio and members of
     his team along the Euphrates River in a complex attack. As Rubio
     and an assault element swept through the ambush site, insurgents
     detonated an improvised explosive device. Rocket-propelled grenades
     and machine gun and small-arms fire followed immediately after the
     explosion, wounding three Marines.
     Realizing the severity of the Marinesâ wounds, and bleeding
     profusely from his own, Rubio low-crawled across open terrain,
     exposing himself to enemy fire to provide triage. Simultaneously
     taking care of three urgent surgical casualties, Rubio coached his
     fellow Marines who were assisting other casualties as incoming
     enemy fire intensified.
     After stabilizing the wounded for casualty evacuation, Rubio
     directed the platoon to provide covering fire as he and several
     Marines began moving the casualties towards safety.
     Without regard for his own life, he once again exposed himself to
     the heavy and accurate enemy fire, moving the Marines from the
     ambush site to the shoreline.
     Rubioâs Silver Star Medal elevates him to a distinctively
     exceptional category of valor among Navy corpsmen since the
     commencement of Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) and OIF. Only two
     others have been awarded the Silver Star, none have received the
     Medal of Honor, and only one hero has been presented the Navy
     Cross.
     Rubio does not consider himself a hero, though.

   Heroes seldom do.

References

   1. http://www.military.com/features/0,15240,95679,00.html?ESRC=navy-a.nl