Maj. Gen. John Rafferty, Chief of Public Affairs for the U.S. Army, awarded a Meritorious Service Medal to Spc. Duke Edwards, a Houston, Texas, native and public affairs mass communications specialist assigned to the 50th Public Affairs Detachment, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Georgia, April 18, 2023. Edwards received the award for winning the James P. Hunter Outstanding New Military Writer category of the 2022 Maj. Gen. Keith L. Ware Communication Competition. The James P. Hunter Award for Outstanding New Military Writer is a one-time award that recognizes excellence in Army writing among enlisted Soldiers with less than 24 months time in the public affairs career field, and only public affairs Soldiers in the rank of sergeant and below are eligible for the award. The award is named in honor of Staff Sgt. James P. Hunter, who was killed in action in Afghanistan in 2010 as he covered a combat patrol while serving with the 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Dre Stout, 50th Public Affairs Detachment)
Date Taken: | 04.18.2023 |
Date Posted: | 04.21.2023 20:45 |
Photo ID: | 7754304 |
VIRIN: | 230418-A-DS007-1002 |
Resolution: | 1863x1609 |
Size: | 1.12 MB |
Location: | FORT STEWART, GEORGIA, US |
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