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Monica Lin Brown 
Monica Lin Brown (2008)Born May 24, 1988
Lake Jackson, TexasAllegiance United States of America Service/branch United States Army Rank Sergeant[1] Unit 782nd Brigade Support Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division Battles/wars Operation Enduring Freedom Awards Silver Star 
Monica Lin Brown (born May 24, 1988 in Lake Jackson, Texas)[2] is a medic in the 782nd Brigade Support Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division[3] who became the first woman in Afghanistan and only the second woman since World War II to receive the Silver Star, the United States' third-highest medal for valor.
After a roadside bomb detonated near a convoy of Humvees in the eastern Paktia Province of Afghanistan, Brown saved the lives of fellow soldiers in April 2007 by running through insurgent gunfire using her body to shield wounded soldiers while mortar rounds fell nearby.[4] Because females are not allowed in direct action (DA) operations, Brown was pulled back to the base at Khost shortly after the incident.[5]
She was presented with the Silver Star by Vice President Dick Cheney in a ceremony on March 21, 2008.[6]
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Decorations and Badges
Silver Star 
Army Commendation Medal 
Army Achievement Medal 
National Defense Service Medal 
Afghanistan Campaign Medal 
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal 
Army Overseas Service Medal 
NCO Professional Development Ribbon 
Army Service Ribbon 
Presidential Unit Citation 
Meritorious Unit Commendation (with bronze oak leaf cluster) 
Army Superior Unit Award 
NATO Medal (with ISAF clasp) 
Combat Action Badge 
Basic Parachutist Badge 
Combat Medical Badge 
German Parachutist Badge in bronze See also
References
- ^ http://www.americasarmy.com/realheroes/index.php?id=10
- ^ Texas Births, 1926-1995
- ^ DefenseLink News Article: Face of Defense: Woman Soldier Receives Silver Star
- ^ Abrashi, Fisnik (March 9, 2008). "Medic Stationed in Afghanistan Becomes 2nd Woman to Be Awarded Silver Star". Associated Press. http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,336259,00.html.
- ^ Tyson, Ann. "Woman Gains Silver Star -- And Removal From Combat". The Washington Post. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/04/30/AR2008043003415.html. Retrieved 05/1/08.
- ^ Clare, SPC Micah. "2nd Woman Since WWII Gets Silver Star". United States Army. http://www.army.mil/-news/2008/03/21/8068-2nd-woman-since-wwii-gets-silver-star/. Retrieved 2008-03-22.
External links
- www.thearmyexperience.com — "From high-school cheerleader to Silver Star recipient, Sergeant Monica Brown put her medical training to work and Duty above herself in Afghanistan." Portrait by the army (video presentation).
Media related to Monica Lin Brown at Wikimedia CommonsCategories:- 1989 births
- Living people
- American military personnel of the War in Afghanistan (2001–present)
- People from Brazoria County, Texas
- Recipients of the Silver Star
- United States Army soldiers
- Women in 21st-century warfare
- Women in the United States Army
- United States Army personnel stubs
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