Posted on Sep 5, 2023
Soldiers, Marines from Kabul evac awarded Presidential Unit Citation
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"The Defense Department announced Thursday that many of the soldiers and Marines who were there at the two-decade war’s close will receive the Presidential Unit Citation for their collective courage. The Presidential Unit Citation, the nation’s highest unit award, is presented for shared “exceptional heroism” roughly equivalent to that required for an individual award of the Distinguished Service Cross or Navy Cross."
Soldiers, Marines from Kabul evac awarded Presidential Unit Citation
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'A soldier will fight long and hard for a bit of colored ribbon.' - Napolean -- though this one is putting lipstick on a pig...
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LTC Eugene Chu
"The Army and Marine Corps units that oversaw the evacuation of more than 124,000 civilians from Kabul in August 2021 will receive the Presidential Unit Citation, according to Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin1. The following units received the honor: 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Central Command2. Troops from these units who participated in the evacuation may permanently wear the decoration2."...
"The Army and Marine Corps units that oversaw the evacuation of more than 124,000 civilians from Kabul in August 2021 will receive the Presidential Unit Citation, according to Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin1. The following units received the honor: 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Central Command2. Troops from these units who participated in the evacuation may permanently wear the decoration2."...
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