Staff photos by Marc Hall
David Lowe hugs his daughter Sarah after receiving the Bronze Star with ‘V’ device.
Jason Hope gets a hug from Master Sgt. Samuel Rodriguez after he was awarded the Bronze Star.
Posted on 05/19/2006 5:58:40 AM PDT by RDTF
FORT BRAGG, N.C., May 18 -- Sgt. 1st Class David Lowe and his Special Forces A-team were in their last week in Afghanistan on June 10, 2005, when their base received an urgent call: A small group of 82nd Airborne paratroopers was pinned down in a firefight near the Pakistan border and needed support.
"When you're that close to leaving the country and you've survived the whole time, you kind of stand down a little bit," said Lowe, 26, of Lancaster, Pa., recalling that much of the team's equipment was packed. "But they needed help," he said, "so we went," setting out on a mission that would prove vital and tragic.
Lowe's bravery in the Afghan mountains that sweltering summer day was rewarded Thursday with a Silver Star, which was pinned on by Brig. Gen. John F. Mulholland Jr., the head of the Special Forces Command, as Lowe and 12 fellow soldiers from 1st Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group, were honored at a ceremony here.
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Chief Warrant Officer 3 Jason Hope, 39, of Tulsa, also received the Silver Star for his daring leadership during a hastily executed spring 2005 raid on a fortified Taliban camp in Paktika province that killed a senior regional Taliban commander for southeastern Afghanistan.
These men are our true American heros. May God bless them all.
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What a great photo! Sarah is an adorable little girl!
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