SgtJim
04-13-2011, 06:16 AM
Gen. Petraeus awards Silver Stars to TF No Slack Soldiers
Combined Joint Task Force 101
Story by Sgt. 1st Class Mark Burrell
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KUNAR PROVINCE, Afghanistan – As the sun shone brightly, U.S. Army Gen. David H. Petraeus awarded two Silver Star Medals to Task Force No Slack soldiers at Forward Operating Base Joyce in eastern Afghanistan’s Kunar province, April 11.
The Silver Star recipients, U.S. Army Capt. Edward B. Bankston, commander of Headquarters and Headquarters Company from Decatur, Ga., and U.S. Army Sgt. Joshua L. Bostic, a squad leader from Spring City, Tenn., assigned to Company C, both from 2nd Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, said the weather during Operation Strong Eagle III in Marawara District was anything but sunny.
releated full story is here (http://www.apacheclips.com/boards/showthread.php?12816-Gen.-Petraeus-awards-Silver-Stars-to-TF-No-Slack-Soldiers)
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U.S. Army Gen. David H. Petraeus, International Security Assistance Forces commander, awards a Silver Star Medal to U.S. Army Capt. Edward B. Bankston, Headquarters and Headquarters Company commander from Decatur, Ga., assigned to 2nd Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, Task Force No Slack, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, at Forward Operating Base Joyce in eastern Afghanistan's Kunar province, April 11. Bankston was awarded the medal for his actions during Strong Eagle III in Marawara District.
Combined Joint Task Force 101
Story by Sgt. 1st Class Mark Burrell
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KUNAR PROVINCE, Afghanistan – As the sun shone brightly, U.S. Army Gen. David H. Petraeus awarded two Silver Star Medals to Task Force No Slack soldiers at Forward Operating Base Joyce in eastern Afghanistan’s Kunar province, April 11.
The Silver Star recipients, U.S. Army Capt. Edward B. Bankston, commander of Headquarters and Headquarters Company from Decatur, Ga., and U.S. Army Sgt. Joshua L. Bostic, a squad leader from Spring City, Tenn., assigned to Company C, both from 2nd Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, said the weather during Operation Strong Eagle III in Marawara District was anything but sunny.
releated full story is here (http://www.apacheclips.com/boards/showthread.php?12816-Gen.-Petraeus-awards-Silver-Stars-to-TF-No-Slack-Soldiers)
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U.S. Army Gen. David H. Petraeus, International Security Assistance Forces commander, awards a Silver Star Medal to U.S. Army Capt. Edward B. Bankston, Headquarters and Headquarters Company commander from Decatur, Ga., assigned to 2nd Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, Task Force No Slack, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, at Forward Operating Base Joyce in eastern Afghanistan's Kunar province, April 11. Bankston was awarded the medal for his actions during Strong Eagle III in Marawara District.