The News-Miner profiles Spc. Ricardo Farrell, who was recently awarded the Soldier's Medal.
FAIRBANKS — A Fort Wainwright soldier has been awarded the Soldier’s Medal for rescuing a trapped soldier from a flooding Stryker vehicle.Spc. Ricardo Farrell, of Annandale, Va., a member of 1st Battalion, 24th Infantry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, was part of a convoy on combat patrol Dec. 22 when the Stryker he was riding in swerved to avoid an oncoming vehicle. [...]
The Virginia native dove into what soldiers call the “hell hole,” a small opening between the compartment and driver’s seat, to rescue his comrade.