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Old 2 September 2020, 17:14
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USASOC SGM Approved for MOH

Well done SgtMaj for actions conducted during the same raid that MSG Wheeler was KIA.

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Old 2 September 2020, 17:46
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Well done. What a great representative for that organization.
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Old 2 September 2020, 19:44
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Well done, Ranger!
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Old 2 September 2020, 20:19
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Well done Ranger.
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Old 2 September 2020, 21:09
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Well done Ranger.
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Old 2 September 2020, 22:00
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RLTW, SGM. Well deserved.
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Old 3 September 2020, 04:10
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Well done, SGM! Hell of a read.
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Old 3 September 2020, 04:28
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Deserving of the honor.
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Old 3 September 2020, 07:02
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Well done SGM
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Old 3 September 2020, 07:06
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RLTW! Congratulations on a mission well done.
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Old 3 September 2020, 07:55
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Congratulations Sgt. Maj.
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Old 3 September 2020, 23:16
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Congratulations, SGM.
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Old 4 September 2020, 10:14
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Thumbs up

I thought the name was familiar. We over lapped in Aco for a bit. A good friend of mine who was his SQD LDR will be at the ceremony.
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Old 4 September 2020, 10:36
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Outstanding.
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Old 4 September 2020, 13:56
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Very motivating! Especially when you look back and see that he won the Best Ranger Competition in 2012. Congrats SGM, RLTW.
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Old 4 September 2020, 14:09
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Well done, SGM!
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Old 9 September 2020, 04:55
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"Once you are able to control your fear, that's the bridge to personal courage and personal courage is contagious on the battlefield," he said.

That's deep.

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Old 10 September 2020, 10:23
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We're fortunate as a nation to have such men answering the call.
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Old 11 September 2020, 12:03
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Old 11 September 2020, 22:32
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Amazing courage, for all involved.

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Old 12 September 2020, 14:58
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Outstanding. After seeing limited bio, thought he seemed familiar. My son went to high school with him.
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