28 April 2014

Gunnery sergeant receives Navy Cross for actions in Afghanistan | RallyPoint.com

Military News - Gunnery sergeant receives Navy Cross for actions in Afghanistan

Image Copyright: Cpl. Charles Santamaria / Marine Corps

By James K. Sanborn, Staff writer
Copyright: www.militarytimes.com

For repeatedly using his own body to shield other Marines from enemy fire, for dashing across fire-swept ground to recover a Marine shot in the face by an enemy sniper, and for orchestrating a five-hour firefight by coordinating multiple U.S., Afghan and Georgian units across three languages, Gunnery Sgt. Richard A. Jibson became the most recent Marine to earn the Navy Cross.

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