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7, 1951. despite staggering losses, he pressed the assault with ruthless determination. when the machine gunner was wounded in the initial phase of the action, private first class kravitz seized the weapon and poured devastating fire into the ranks of the on rushing assailants. the enemy exploited a breach on the left flank and rendering the positions untenable. upon order to withdraw, kravitz remind to provide protective fire and troops moving toward enemy positions, he swept the hostile soldie...

And selflessness above and beyond the call of duty are keeping within the highest traditions of military service and reflect upon himself and his unit and the united states army. >> lori wagner. accepting on behalf of her uncle private first class leonard m. kravitz. private first class leonard m. kravitz distinguished himself by acts of gallantry and intrepidity while serving as machine gunner with 5th infantry regimen in korea on march and4

>> jean copeis accepting on behalf of her father r.d.r. copeis. specialist ardie r. copas was a machine gunner in 1st battalion 25th infantry division during combat operations against an armed enemy near cambodia on, 1970. that morning his company was suddenly attacked by a large

Culinary field. i did two tours to fallujah, iraq. i was a machine gunner in the second marines. this is my slicing knife, my chef knife. >> as these people return and decide what to do, culinary arts seems to be something they have gravitated towards. >> the united states marine corps is in ways similar to the culinary field. >> make sure the potatoes are 100% covered with water. >> in the marine corps, i had a company of first sergeants. a blplatoon staff sergeant, i w a squad leader. >> citri...

Use a computer instead of a pencil. it will also be more rigorous. >> a u.s. army ranger retired navy seal shot eight times in the face two weeks before he was scheduled to return home from iraq. after 37 surgeries, four years of recovery hes written a new book called the trident. he encourages others to overcome their adversity. here is the author and his coauthor and wife, erica. welcome to both of you. thanks for your service. you said in 2005 you made a bad leadership decision. what was it? ...

Today, we have a story of soldiers who got tired of eating bland food during their tours of duty and decided to enroll in culinary school after leaving the military. ♪ >> these are our money makers. this here is what i have going for me. >> culinary arts is a natural fit for someone good with their hands and likes to be active and very involved and engaged. >> before i came to the culinary institute of america, i literally new nothing about the culinary tour. i did two tours to iraq, i was a m...

Close nearby. >> hes part of a special internship program on wall street started by a man who says veterans just have the right stuff. heres abcs rebecca jarvis. >> reporter: 7,000 miles from fallujah, just steps from where the twin towers went down, charlie is close to realizing his dreams. >> being blocks away from the reason why i was in iraq and afghanistan is amazing. >> reeder is part of a special ten-week internship at the new york stock exchange. three years ago as a marine and machine g...

But there were decisions before, during and after that are important that we can get the answers to. >> shannon: thank you both for your time and coming in. in london, police have arrested three more suspects in the savage killing of an offduty soldier. they had already detained four others employed head of an anti-terrorism why you want in kenya said one attacker was arrested near somalia years ago. lee rigby, the soldier who was hacked to death was a 25-year-old drummer and machine gunner who ...

Hacking of a military drummer in britain. were in his hometown where emotions right now are raw. wait until you hear whos slamming anthony weiner as he launches his campaign for new york mayor and tries to come back from scandal. im wolf blitzer. youre in "the situation room." we now know the name of one of the bloodied men accused of hacking a british soldier to death. this was the horrifying scene in london yesterday. police say this man and another man attacked the soldier with a cleave...

Apparent result of house searches today. and that an apparent result of the suspected killers already being on the radar of security services here. the two are said to be british born of nigerian dissent with associations with radical islam. one of the suspects we are told thought to be familiar around the community. spouting islamic rhetoric and raising questions here about why authorities didnt hall them in earlier. they are now trying to figure out whether there was a jihadi network backing u...