Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Andras T.S. Eder of C Company, 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion, Regimental Combat Team 5 recently recieved a combat meritorious promotion for his service while in Iraq. He was surprised by the selection, getting his new rank insignia pinned by Col. Larry D. Nicholson, RECT-5's commander.
Photo by: Gunnery Sgt. Mark Oliva
Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Andras T.S. Eder of Co Company, 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion, Regimental Combat Team 5, shows off his new rank insignia. Eder was selected for promotion for his performance in combat. Photo by: Gunnery Sgt. Mark Oliva
1 posted on
04/05/2006 4:50:04 PM PDT by
SandRat
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Former Peace-Nik now serving the Marines in Iraq now gets it, gets it all!
2 posted on
04/05/2006 4:51:17 PM PDT by
SandRat
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4 posted on
04/05/2006 5:01:32 PM PDT by
sit-rep
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To: SandRat
Great story. I've had nothing but good experiences with Army field medics, and it sounds like the Navy guys are just as good.
5 posted on
04/05/2006 5:10:52 PM PDT by
68skylark
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7 posted on
04/06/2006 3:01:07 AM PDT by
Junior
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8 posted on
04/06/2006 5:06:10 AM PDT by
Leatherneck_MT
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