Capt. Dennis Edwards (right), an operations officer assigned to Task Force Lobos, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, originally from Baton Rouge, La., and recipient of the Soldier's Medal, the Army's highest peacetime award for valor, is congratulated by Lt. Gen. Curtis Scaparrotti, commander, ISAF Joint Command, following the award presentation ceremony Dec. 1, here. Edwards received the award for his efforts to extract two drivers whose vehicles had caught fire during a traffic accident in Killeen, Texas on the morning of Jan. 27, according to the citation. Edwards ran to the scene, pulled the first driver out of the passenger side door, then went to the second vehicle, which was catching fire as well and extracted the second driver with the help of a few individuals who happened to be within the vicinity.
Date Taken: | 12.01.2011 |
Date Posted: | 12.02.2011 05:26 |
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