NEW: Marines in 1st Tanks Battalion received a Bronze Star and two - TopicsExpress



          

NEW: Marines in 1st Tanks Battalion received a Bronze Star and two Navy and Marine Corps medals for heroism on two separate deployments to Afghanistan. Capt. Christopher Ashinhurst, commander of Delta Company, 1st Tanks, out of Marine Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., received the Bronze Star with combat device for a series of combat engagements during his 2013 deployment. Lance Cpl. Matthew Gonzales and Cpl. Arturo Zavala Jr., M1A1 tank crew members with the battalion’s Alpha Company, received Navy and Marine Corps Medals for saving their tank driver from drowning when the vehicle flooded while crossing a stream.
Posted on: Sun, 26 Jan 2014 18:39:38 +0000

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