Green Beret Slain Fighting Attacker in Jordan Receives Posthumous Silver Star
Green Beret Slain Fighting Attacker in Jordan Receives Posthumous Silver Star Maj. Gen. Miguel Correa presents Staff Sgt. Jimmy Moriarty’s Silver Star to the slain Green Beret’s mother, Cindy, (left) and older sister Becky Moriarty Davis. Moriarty was honored in a ceremony for his courage in a Nov. 4, 2016 attack in Jordan. (Courtesy of Moriarty Family) 28 Jan 2021 Crouched behind a concrete barrier, Staff Sgt. Jimmy Moriarty waited for his assailant. Just minutes before, a Jordanian soldier, armed with an M16 rifle, had gunned down Moriarty's two fellow Green Berets at a security gate ...
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