Bruce McQuain from QandO joined us for another edition of Someone You Should Know. The Someone You Should Know radio collaboration began as an extension of Matt Burden’s series at Blackfive. Thanks to Matt, Bruce is now on board and we are lucky to have him as part of the show.
This weekend, Bruce did a follow-up story about Staff Sgt. Timothy Nein.
The Distinguished Service Cross is second only to the Medal of Honor among awards for valor in combat.
Staff Sgt. Timothy Nein received the medal from Lt. Gen. H Steven Blum, chief of the National Guard Bureau, at the National Guard Association of Kentucky's annual conference on Feb. 17, last year.
Nein originally received the Silver Star Medal for his actions as a squad leader with the 617th Military Police Company during an ambush in Iraq on March 20, 2005, but the award was upgraded, a process culminating with the presentation. You may remember the fight in which his unit, Raven 42, was engaged and in which Sgt. Leigh Ann Hester fought and became the first woman ever to receive the Silver Star for valor.
But the DSC is quite a step above the Silver Star and rewards an incredible level of heroism. It ranks up there with the Navy and Air Force Cross. So, why the upgrade of the award? For those of you who don’t remember the event, let me give you a short review. I think it will become clear afterward.
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