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CA Soldiers earn awards for valor in Afghanistan.(UPDATE)
Three Civil Affairs Soldiers were honored for valorous service in Afghanistan during a ceremony in the JFK Auditorium, at the JFK Special Warfare Center and School, Sept. 25.
Major General John F. Mulholland, incoming commanding general, U.S. Army Special Operations Command, honored each of the Soldiers in turn; pinning Sergeant First Class Drew Kimmey with a Silver Star Medal for gallantly in action with marked distinction. Kimmey is reportedly the first active-duty Civil Affairs specialist to receive the award.
Captain Stephen Ward was awarded the Bronze Star Medal with Valor Device for distinguishing himself by meritorious achievement while in combat, as was Staff Sergeant Carlo Alcazar. Both Soldiers were also awarded the Purple Heart for injuries sustained in battle.
Civil Affairs Team 745 was stationed at Fire Base Cobra in Oruzgan, Afghanistan, with special-operations detachments from the 3rd Special Forces Group, and members of the Afghan National Army and members of the Afghan National Police.
On Nov. 2, 2007, the teams and their Afghan counterparts left the firebase to visit the village of Sarsina in order to conduct a medical-capabilities mission.
Once they arrived at the village, they discovered that it had been evacuated and that approximately 300 Taliban fighters were entrenched in fighting positions in an attempt to ambush coalition forces.
Only three families came in for medical treatment. The families told the Soldiers that the Taliban made the other people leave the village, but these families had nowhere to go, so they stayed.
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