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            <title>Meet Specialist Gregory Ruske</title>
            <description><![CDATA[Who recently was awarded the Silver Star for valor in combat.&nbsp; From the Army News Service:



Army Reserve Spec. Gregory S. Ruske attends to an injured Afghan National Police officer who was wounded in combat in the Afghanya Valley, Kapisa Province, Afghanistan on April 21, 2008. Ruske was awarded the Silver Star, the third-highest medal for valor for his actions during the battle. 
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WASHINGTON (Army News Service, Oct. 24, 2008) - &quot;I don't consider myself a hero,&quot; said Army Resere Sgt. Gregory S. Ruske. &quot;I was just an ordinary guy put in an extraordinary situation. I reacted based on my upbringing, training and compassion, and thankfully, it worked out in the end.&quot;

That extraordinary situation and Ruske's quick and decisive action would bring him the Silver Star, the nation's third-highest award for valor and gallantry in the face of the enemy. It was presented to him at a ceremony Thursday in Orlando, Fla., by Chief of the Army Reserve Lt. Gen. Jack C. Stultz.

Recalling April 12, 28-year-old Ruske from Colorado Springs, Colo., was on patrol with six Soldiers and two Afghan National Police officers in the Afghanya Valley, Kapisa Province, Afghanistan, when &quot;all hades broke loose,&quot; sending his fellow Soldiers to the ground in a shallow ditch. Ruske was serving with 3rd platoon, A company, Task Force Gladiator, Combined Task Force 101.

&quot;I was pulling rear security when the opening barrage happened and that's when the two ANP officers got hit because they were in the lead as our guides,&quot; Ruske said. &quot;I managed to get over to the corner of this little house and started lobbing M-203 grenades and returning fire with my rifle as well.&quot;]]></description>
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            <title>Comment from John of Argghhh! on 2008-10-28</title>
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                <![CDATA[The fact they are getting out at all is frankly due to the efforts of the blogs, which caused the Army, especially, to realize that there was a market for this kind of material.&nbsp; Remember Home Town News Releases?&nbsp; That's pretty much all they had going into this war - and the way journalism has changed since WWII, there weren't too many Mike Yons and Bill Roggios out there to get the stories.<br />
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But it's still pulling teeth to get stories from these guys sometimes.&nbsp; Heh.&nbsp; Recall me to active duty as a correspondent.&nbsp; I'll write 'em for you.]]>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 28 Oct 2008 07:30:06 -0600</pubDate>
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            <title>Comment from fdcol63 on 2008-10-28</title>
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                <![CDATA[It just amazes (and saddens) me that incidents like this are happening almost everyday, in&nbsp;Iraq and Afghanistan and elsewhere that we don't even know,&nbsp;yet we don't hear more about it.<br />
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It's a testament to the humility and sacrifice of those who are doing the fighting, but it prevents the rest of the American public and the world from truly appreciating the dangers that we face.]]>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 28 Oct 2008 07:12:35 -0600</pubDate>
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