Wounded Corpsman earns Silver Star
July 19, 2011 by Indy
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Another Doc who exemplifies the Hospital Corps and Honor-Duty-Commitment.
By Sam Fellman – Staff writer
Posted : Monday Jul 18, 2011 13:48:16 EDT
When he saw a Marine in his squad fall, then-Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class (FMF) Jake Emmott rushed headlong into insurgent gunfire to reach him. It was April 20, 2010, and Emmott’s squad had fallen under heavy fire during a combat patrol in Helmand province, Afghanistan.
