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Greenwich soldier earns Bronze Star

Oct- 9-2005 » Filed Under: 1/25 SBCT

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By Hoa Nguyen

On an April Sunday in Mosul, Iraq, a vehicle carrying a suicide bomber came racing toward Lt. Nate Raymond's platoon, exploding and injuring several soldiers inside an armored vehicle.

Raymond didn't hesitate.

"I organized a perimeter around the vehicle," said the 24-year-old Greenwich native.

The other Strykers surrounded the hit one, providing cover so the injured soldiers could be evacuated. His actions during that attack as well as other combat situations earned him a Bronze Star Medal, which will be awarded at a battalion ceremony later this month at his base in Fort Lewis, Wash.

A Bronze Star Medal, which is given for meritorious service in the face of an enemy of the United States, is not only a first for Raymond but a first for a Greenwich family with a long military tradition, including a grandfather who was a colonel and a great-grandfather who served as an Army dentist in World War I.

"It's the first one in the family," said Raymond's 52-year-old father, Richard, who served in the military reserves. "We're certainly very proud of him and pleased that he's been recognized and very glad that he's home safe."

Nate Raymond, who served as rifle platoon leader of Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 24th Infantry Regiment, returned to Fort Lewis on Sept. 26, after spending eight months in Mosul....


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