Two more Fort Lewis soldiers will be awarded the Silver Star today for acts last year during a 15-month deployment to Iraq.
That brings to at least 10 the number of soldiers assigned to 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division (Stryker Brigade Combat Team) who have received the nation's third-highest award for combat valor.
The nearly 4,000 soldiers assigned to the brigade returned home in late September.
The soldiers receiving the award today are Staff Sgt. Jon Hilliard and Sgt. 1st Class Ismael Iban.
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2 Fort Lewis soldiers earn Silver Star
The Olympian
Two more Fort Lewis soldiers will be awarded the Silver Star today for acts last year during a 15-month deployment to Iraq.
That brings to at least 10 the number of soldiers assigned to 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division (Stryker Brigade Combat Team) who have received the nation's third-highest award for combat valor.
The nearly 4,000 soldiers assigned to the brigade returned home in late September.
The soldiers receiving the award today are Staff Sgt. Jon Hilliard and Sgt. 1st Class Ismael Iban.
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