the other and 62, again, engage the enemy. specialist birdwell continued to engage the enemy with complete disregard for his own safety until the end 60 he was firing was hit by enemy fire. specialist 5 birdwell now wounded in the face, neck, chest, and arms, dismounted the tanks but refused to be medically evacuated. instead, specialist 5 birdwell under enemy fire rallied soldiers to the armored column where they set up defensive position from a large tree. from this position he and the other soldiers engaged in the enemy with m-16 fire and grenades. as the enemy fire, he gathered ammunition from disabled vehicles to help move the same position spirit his leadership and tenacity under fire is by the other c troop soldiers to continue fighting against the superior enemy force, and directly contributed to the enemy s ultimate defeat. specialist five birdwell extraordinary heroism above and beyond the call of duty in keeping with the highest traditions of military service and r
the other and 62, again, engage the enemy. specialist birdwell continued to engage the enemy with complete disregard for his own safety until the end 60 he was firing was hit by enemy fire. specialist 5 birdwell now wounded in the face, neck, chest, and arms, dismounted the tanks but refused to be medically evacuated. instead, specialist 5 birdwell under enemy fire rallied soldiers to the armored column where they set up defensive position from a large tree. from this position he and the other soldiers engaged in the enemy with m-16 fire and grenades. as the enemy fire, he gathered ammunition from disabled vehicles to help move the same position spirit his leadership and tenacity under fire is by the other c troop soldiers to continue fighting against the superior enemy force, and directly contributed to the enemy s ultimate defeat. specialist five birdwell extraordinary heroism above and beyond the call of duty in
he s an excellent soldier. he s had two previous deployments to iraq, two very hard deployments irq. sn eelntoler a the did he witness right, he s got charges here, murder, conspiracy to commit murder, assault, and conspiracy to commit assault. did he witness any of the murders? no. as a matter of fact, we re not sure that there were any murders at all, despite what morlock says. in michael wagnon s case, what happened was, he was in a mission, they were conducting a mission, and he heard fire and he responded to it. he heard both ak-47 and m-16 fire, so enemy and friendly fire, and he turned and ran to respond to it. and now somehow he s been dragged into some kind of conspiracy and involved with killing an afghan man when all he did was respond combat action, like we train them to do and like we expect him to do.