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The VFW hosted this event. Local Rumford citizens were presented with silver stars for their honorable service in the Armed Forces. The recipients included veterans from WWII, Korean War, and the Vietnam War.

B-roll of the Silver Star recipients mission where 3rd Special Forces Group attacks taliban fighters. Scenes include combat camera footage of the group in a helicopter attacking taliban forces. Produced by 3rd Special Forces Group Combat Camera.

Nineteen Soldiers from 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne) were awarded the Silver Star Medal for their actions in combat in Afghanistan and Iraq. The valor award ceremony took place on Dec. 12 in the John F. Kennedy Auditorium adjacent to the US Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School building. Lt. Gen. John F. Mulholland, USASOC commanding general presented the awards. The following Soldiers received the Silver Star: Capt. Kyle M. Walton Capt. Kent G. Solheim Capt. Brandon …

Europa Park – Silver Star

Silver Star recipients mission where 3rd Special Forces Group attacks taliban fighters. Scenes include combat camera footage of the group in a helicopter attacking taliban forces. Produced by 3rd Special Forces Group Combat Camera.

Jim Newby recounts the events that earned him the Bronze Star in Germany during World War II. He reads and critiques the description reported in the Long Beach Press Telegram published just after the event back in 1945. Interview took place in his Grants Pass Oregon home, October 2006.

SGT Mark Cizler received the Bronze Star at the welcome home ceremony on April 8, 2009. He talks about the improvement in Iraq while the Corps was deployed there. (Video by David Ivey for The Fayetteville Observer) www.fayobserver.com