It’s Wednesday so it’s time for
Warrant Officer John W. Hermann (Pictured Right)
7th Engineer Support Battalion, 1st MLG
A Marine warrant officer received the Silver Star on July 15 during a short ceremony in Afghanistan. On Feb. 26, 2008, then-Staff Sgt. John W. Hermann, an explosive ordnance disposal technician, accompanied a team with Company B, 1st Marine Special Operations Battalion, on a combat reconnaissance patrol through Dahaneh, a village in southern Afghanistan held by Taliban forces.
While on the patrol, the team came under a barrage of fire from rocket-propelled grenades, mortars, machine guns and small-arms fire. Hermann, according to the award citation, jumped out of his vehicle with another Marine and ran toward a group of entrenched fighters.
You can read the rest of Warrant Officer John W. Hermann’s story here.
These brave men and women sacrifice so much in their lives so that others may enjoy the freedoms we get to enjoy everyday. For that, I am proud to call them Hero.
We Should Not Only Mourn These Men And Women Who Died, We Should Also Thank God That Such People Lived
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I fixed it for you Mike. Another fine post for Wednesdays Hero. I so enjoy that you honor a service person each and every week.He killed 13 of the enemy and was out in the open all the time. Amazing. He certainly deserved the Silver Star.Have a terrific day Mike. Big hug. 🙂
Hi Mike, I appreciate your support for the troops. We live in a military town and see the sacrifices their families make.God bless them and keep them safe.
Sandee, You Betcha he does.Whidbey Woman,I am honored to to this for our military.