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FORT WAINWRIGHT, Alaska (AP) - A Fort Wainwright soldier will be presented the Distinguished Service Cross on Thursday for his actions in Iraq.
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Peter Pace, will present the award to Private First Class Steven C. Sanford, Army officials said Tuesday.
Sanford distinguished himself in November 2005 during an assault on a house occupied by suspected terrorists in Mosul, officials said.
Sanford was helping evacuate casualties from the home while under enemy fire. Sanford had been wounded in the leg, but accompanied his squad on a second assault on the building and helped put down suppression fire while casualties were evacuated, officials said, quoting the citation.
When the last soldier leaving the building was shot, the citation says, Sanford went to him and began CPR on Pvt. Christopher Alcozer of Illinois. [...]
Pace will also present Silver Star Awards to Staff Sgt. Michael Barrera and Pfc. Joshua Joseph for their actions in the same operation.
The Distinguished Service Cross is the second highest military decoration of the Army, awarded for extreme gallantry and risk of life in actual combat with an armed enemy force. The Silver Star Medal is the fourth highest military decoration.