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| Keywords: US Navy 050209-N-0000X-001 U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Andrew R. Slaughter receives the Bronze Star medal with ^ldquo,V^rdquo, for valor and a Purple Heart medal at a ceremony held on board Camp Pendleton, Calif.jpg en Camp Pendleton Calif Feb 9 2005 U S Navy Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Andrew R Slaughter receives the Bronze Star medal with V for valor and a Purple Heart medal at a ceremony held on board Camp Pendleton Calif Three times Slaughter was involved in action pulling a mortally wounded soldier from a burning vehicle ducking enemy fire to reach wounded Marines and at one point using a small folding knife to do a hasty life-saving tracheotomy on another wounded Soldier He was also awarded the Purple Heart medal for wounds received when he took shrapnel in his leg after several enemy rockets hit his base Slaughter is the sole corpsman assigned to the 29-member platoon that served security and operations for the 1st Marine Division s jump command post U S Navy photo RELEASED 2005-02-09 050209-N-0000X-001 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 21867 U S Navy photo PD-USGov-Military-Navy Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton Presentation of the Bronze Star Medal United States Presentation of the Purple Heart | ||||
