GATES PRESENTED SIX SILVER STAR MEDALS TO 1ST LT. STEPHEN R. TANGEN OF NAPERVILLE, ILLINOIS; SGT. 1ST CLASS JOHN P. FLEMING OF ALTON, ILLINOIS; STAFF SGT. BRENT A. SCHNEIDER OF BROKEN ARROW, OKLAHOMA; STAFF SGT. DANIEL J. HAYES OF WYOMING, MICHIGAN; CORPORAL JOSHUA BUSCH OF SEYMOUR, WISCONSIN; AND PRIVATE FIRST CLASS RICHARD T. BENNETT OF ST. CHARLES, ILLINOIS.
HE ALSO PRESENTED THE BRONZE STAR MEDAL WITH VALOR TO 1ST LT. DOUGLAS F. JONES OF DALLAS, TEXAS.
THE SOLDIERS, ALL FROM 2ND BATTALION, 327TH INFANTRY REGIMENT, 1ST BRIGADE COMBAT TEAM, 101ST AIRBORNE DIVISION, WERE RECOGNIZED FOR HEROIC ACTIONS DURING OPERATION STRONG EAGLE IN JUNE AND JULY IN EASTERN AFGHANISTAN. |
