Silver Star Awarded

[JPL]

Army Sgt. Joshua Laughery earned a Silver Star for his bravery in Afghanistan, but his biggest honor was getting all the members of his platoon home safely. He brushed off claims that he is a hero, although others would say differently. Four of the eight members in Laughery's platoon, including the sergeants in command, were wounded by enemy fire last September. Laughery was just a corporal at the time, but he said someone had to take leadership. He arranged the medevac for the wounded, coordinated the fight back against the ambush and faced insurgents at point blank range with another soldier.

Read the complete article: http://www.wnem.com/story/18063496/soldier-honored-with-silver-star-for-saving-platoon

Jean-Paul