An American Hero!

An American Hero!!!

 

 

Female Texas Teen To Receive Silver Star , The 19-year-old Medic Shielded Fellow Soldiers From Fire With Her Body In Afghanis.

 

Spc. Monica Lin Brown from Lake Jackson, Texas of the 82nd Airborne stands guard at a forwarded operating base in Khost, Afghanistan, March 8, 2008. Brown will be the second female soldier awarded the Silver Star since World War II, for her role in Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)