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  • Pendleton Marine awarded Silver Star (Gunnery Sergeant Ismael Sagredo)

    11/29/2005 7:47:09 PM PST · by NormsRevenge · 9 replies · 572+ views
    San Diego Union Tribune ^ | 11/29/05 | San Diego Union Tribune
    CAMP PENDLETON – A Marine sergeant who rescued his platoon commander from a burning vehicle during a firefight with Iraqi insurgents last year is to receive the Silver Star Wednesday in a ceremony at Camp Pendleton Marine Base. Sgt. Sagredo's citation Gunnery Sergeant Ismael Sagredo was a staff sergeant on April 13, 2004 when his platoon attacked insurgents, who set one their armored amphibious vehicles afire deep within insurgent-held territory. Sagredo led his Marines to a nearby house, then went back to evacuate his platoon leader. But that was only the beginning, according to the Department of the Navy's official...