Corpsman Mark Connolly,First LAR, Bronze Star

Petty Officer 3rd Class Mark Connolly, a corpsman serving with 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, was awarded the Bronze Star with combat distinguishing device here, Jan 22, 2013. Connolly, a native of Corvalis, Mont., deployed with the battalion in 2011 and was awarded for his heroism during a firefight in Afghanistan.

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Sergeant Thaddeus Herber, First LAR, Bronze Star

Sergeant Thaddeus Herber,  1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion,  with his wife, Lindsey Herber (left), and his mother, Kimberly Herber, after he was awarded the Bronze Star with combat V  and the Purple Heart. Herber, a native of New Braunfels, Texas, deployed with the battalion in 2011 and was awarded for  heroism under fire  in Afghanistan.

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