*Silver Star* FMF Doc saves 17!

This was written by “TheOneCalledDoc” in our Forums, he said it best, so with his permission, we are using it for the story.

HM2(FMF) Joshua Simson

HM2 Joshua Simson I salute you!

HM2 Simson was involved in a 7 hour firefight in Afghanistan around 2 summers ago. In those 7 hours Petty Officer Simson not only fought along side his Marines, he ran through fire multiple times to care for and even carry out fallen Marines. As some Doc’s often do, HM2 Simson feels he doesn’t deserve this prestigious award, “There were other guys, other Marines, other soldiers who were there that day who weren’t recognized who were just as brave. Their bravery spurred me on to action.”

It is unfortunate that our brothers in arms are often overlooked in these kinds of situations but 17 men during a several hour firefight rates the award. I remember those long days in the desert and I remember how a 10 minute firefight felt like 10 hours, I couldn’t imagine 7 hours of hell.

Check out the video http://news14.com/content/local_news…r/Default.aspx
I read it in the Navy Times: http://www.navytimes.com/news/2009/02/navy_silver_star_022809w/

Semper Fi HM2 Simson!

TheOneCalledDoc
Semper Fidelis, Semper Fortis, Semper Frater
(Always Faithful, Always Courageous, Always Brothers)

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