Charlotte area native receives Army medical award

kAmpC>J |2;] v6?] y@9? z=:?6[ r@>>2?56C 7@C rx|% 2?5 $6?:@C |:DD:@? r@>>2?56C 7@C u@CE tFDE:D[ 9@DE65 E96 46C6>@?J E@ 9@?@C p=;@FC?2= “p;2J6” uC2?<=:?[ 2 r92C=@EE6 ?2E:G6 H9@ 92D D6CG65 ?62C=J bd J62CD 2D A2CE @7 E96 &]$] pC>J[ 3@E9 :? F?:7@C> 2?5 2D 2? pC>J 4:G:=:2?] uC2?<=:? H2D AC6D6?E65 E96 ~C56C @7 |:=:E2CJ |65:42= |6C:E 7@C 9:D H@C< DFAA@CE:?8 E96 pC>J |65:42= 7:6=5]k^Am

kAm%96 ~C56C @7 |:=:E2CJ |65:42= |6C:E :D 2 AC6DE:8:@FD 2H2C5 8:G6? E@ @?=J 2 D6=64E 76H H:E9:? E96 pC>J |65:42= s6A2CE>6?E] %96C6 :D 2? 6IE6?D:G6 ?@>:?2E:@? AC@46DD 7@==@H65 3J D6=64E:@?D >256 G:2 2 3@2C5 @7 D6?:@C =6256CD9:A E@ C646:G6 >6>36CD9:A :?E@ E96 ~C56C]k^Am

kAmuC2?<=:? D6CG65 @? 24E:G6 5FEJ 7@C 2 E@E2= @7 ac J62CD :? DF49 A=246D 2D u@CE {:36CEJ WqC288X[ u@CE $2> w@FDE@? :? %6I2D[ v6C>2?J[ p=2D<2 2?5 :? 56A=@J65 6?G:C@?>6?ED DF49 2D $2F5: pC23:2[ xC2B 2?5 z@D@G@] ~G6C E96 `_ J62CD D:?46 96 C6E:C65 7C@> 24E:G6 5FEJ[ uC2?<=:? 92D H@C<65 E:C6=6DD=J :? $F:4:56 !C6G6?E:@? 2?5 #6D:=:6?4J[ 2?5 92D 255C6DD65 2F5:6?46D 23@FE 3@E9 E@A:4D 2D =2C86 2D c[___ :? @?6 D6EE:?8]k^Am

kAmx? E96 AC6D6?46 @7 9:D H:76 @7 bc J62CD[ |2C:2 y@?6D uC2?<=:? W(:?DE@?\$2=6>X[ |@E96C\:?\{2H[ v=@C:2 y@?6D W(:?DE@?\$2=6>X[ 2?5 2 9@DE @7 7C:6?5D 2?5 4@\H@C<6CD[ uC2?<=:? H2D :?EC@5F465 3J z=:?6 2D 36:?8 2 G:E2= A2CE @7 E96 r@>>2?5’D DF446DD 2?5 4C65:E65 uC2?<=:? H:E9 2 =@?8 9:DE@CJ @7 4@?EC:3FE:@?D H@CE9J @7 9:D C64@8?:E:@? H:E9 DF49 2 =@7EJ 2H2C5]k^Am

kAm“(6 2== <?@H E92E p;2J6 92D 2 G6CJ r92C:D>2E:4 DEJ=6 2?5 9:D A6CD@?2=:EJ :D 4@?E28:@FD[” D2:5 z=:?6 5FC:?8 9:D @A6?:?8 C6>2C<D] “p?5 E9:D :D E96 EJA6 @7 =6256C E92E ;FDE 5C:G6D J@FP”k^Am

kAmu@==@H:?8 E96 AC6D6?E2E:@? @7 E96 >652==:@? 2?5 46CE:7:42E6 @7 >6>36CD9:A[ uC2?<=:? E@@< E96 7=@@C 2?5 9@?@C65 9:D H:76 2?5 9:D 72>:=J[ H9:49 96 C676CC65 E@ 2D “%62> uC2?<=:?”] w6 AC6D6?E65 9:D H:76 H:E9 2 7=@H6C 2CC2?86>6?E 2?5 42C5 H9:=6 C6>2C<:?8 E92E E9:D H2D 2 “42C66C 249:6G6>6?E 7@C E96>”] w6 25565 E92E ?@E 6G6CJ@?6 E92E D6CG65 :? E96 pC>J |65:42= s6A2CE>6?E C646:G65 E9:D 9@?@C[ 2?5 E92E 96 5:5 ?@E E2<6 :E 7@C 8C2?E65] "F@E:?8 !C@G6C3D aaiah zy'[ uC2?<=:? DA@<6 E@ E96 2F5:6?46 2?5 DE2E65 E92E 96 DEC:G65 E@ >2<6 “s:=:86?46” 9:D H2E49H@C5 2?5 2=H2JD H@C<65 E@ DE2J :>A@CE2?E 2?5 C6=6G2?E :? 9:D H@C< 2?5 E92E 96 H@C<65 E@ 36 “%CF6” E@ H92E 96 5:5]k^Am

kAm%96 uC2?<=:?D C646:G65 H6== H:D96D 2?5 4@?8C2EF=2E@CJ 8C66E:?8D 7C@> E9@D6 AC6D6?E 367@C6 6?5:?8 E96 24E:G:E:6D H:E9 C67C6D9>6?ED] uC2?<=:? 4FCC6?E=J D6CG6D 2D E96 r@>>F?:EJ #625J 2?5 #6D:=:6?E x?E68C2E@C 7@C E96 r6?E6C 7@C x?:E:2= |:=:E2CJ %C2:?:?8 Wrx|%X[ @? y@:?E q2D6 {2?8=6J tFDE:D Wyq{tX[ ':C8:?:2]k^Am