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U.S. Army soldiers stand in formation following a valor award ceremony in which two received the Bronze Star Medal with "V" device and four received the Army Commendation Medal with "V" device at Panzer Barracks in Stuttgart, Germany, July 29, 2009. Three other soldiers also earned the Bronze Star for valor. The soldiers are assigned to Company B, 1st Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne).

VALOR AWARDS

U.S. Army soldiers stand in formation following a valor award ceremony in which two received the Bronze Star Medal with "V" device and four received the Army Commendation Medal with "V" device at Panzer Barracks in Stuttgart, Germany, July 29, 2009. Three other soldiers also earned the Bronze Star for valor. The soldiers are assigned to Company B, 1st Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne).

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