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Article: 75TH RANGER REGIMENT SOLDIER AWARDED SILVER STAR

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September 27, 2008
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The U.S. Army Special Operations Command issued the following news release:

By Staff Sgt. Andrew Kosterman1st Special Forces Group (Airborne)

What began as a mission to find and eliminate terrorists earlier this year in Iraq ended up being a life-defining moment for one member of 2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment.

Spc. Joe Gibson was on a secret night mission Apr. 26, 2008 when he placed his comrades' lives ahead of his while evacuating wounded American Soldiers and engaging in hand-to-hand combat with a suicide bomber. His actions that day saved the lives of fellow Rangers.

The attention brought from the awarding of the nation's third highest medal for valor makes Gibson feel slightly ...

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