HEINRICHS EARNS SOLDIER'S MEDAL
August 29, 2008
August 29, 2008
WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 -- The U.S. Army issued the following news release:
Four years after risking his own life to save two swimmers who had been pulled out to sea in cold and rough waters off Virginia Beach, Va., Sgt. 1st Class Lloyd A. Heinrichs Jr., a 1st Cavalry Division Soldier at Fort Hood, Texas, received the highest military award for heroism not related to combat.
Brig. Gen. Vincent K. Brooks, acting commander of the 1st Cav. Div., presented the award to Hein . . .
Four years after risking his own life to save two swimmers who had been pulled out to sea in cold and rough waters off Virginia Beach, Va., Sgt. 1st Class Lloyd A. Heinrichs Jr., a 1st Cavalry Division Soldier at Fort Hood, Texas, received the highest military award for heroism not related to combat.
Brig. Gen. Vincent K. Brooks, acting commander of the 1st Cav. Div., presented the award to Hein . . .