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  • Valor medal honors mom [Bronze Star Awarded]

    11/23/2004 11:24:33 AM PST · by bushisdamanin04 · 18 replies · 851+ views
    Seattle Times ^ | 23 Nov 04 | Hal Bernton
    By Hal Bernton Seattle Times staff reporter FORT LEWIS — For Army Spc. Rebecca Finnick, an April 5 convoy was supposed to be a routine visit to monitor the rebuilding of a prison in Mosul, Iraq. But along the way, her unarmored Humvee came under fire from insurgents hiding behind gravestones, and Finnick was thrust into the thick of a short but fierce firefight. Finnick's conduct in that combat yesterday earned her a Bronze Star for valor for actions that underscored the frontline roles that women often play in Iraq combat. The 30-year-old Finnick was cited for unleashing an initial...