[WT]

9 submarine commanders received Bronze Star Medals for their participation in Operation Iraqi Freedom.

"5 awards were made to USS Augusta (SSN 710) Commanding Officer Cmdr. Mike Haumer, USS San Juan (SSN 751) Commanding Officer Cmdr. Edward Takesuye, USS Providence (SSN 719) Commanding Officer Cmdr. Jonathan Kan, USS Toledo (SSN 769) former Commanding Officer Cmdr. Michael Poirer and USS Pittsburgh (SSN 720) former Commanding Officer Cmdr. Jeffrey Currer. Each commanding officer received the award "for meritorious achievement in connection with combat operations as commanding officers of (their submarines) deployed with Commander, United States FIFTH Fleet.

"4 U.S. Pacific Fleet submarine skippers received Bronze Stars for their courageous leadership during Operation Iraqi Freedom. Cmdr. Michael Jabaley, USS Louisville (SSN 724); Cmdr. Charles Merkel, formerly USS Key West (SSN 722); Cmdr. Duane Ashton, USS Columbia (SSN 771); and Cmdr. Charles Doty, USS Cheyenne (SSN 773), were awarded the medals by their respective commodores. These four ships patrolled the 5th Fleet area of operations and performed Tomahawk strikes in support of the global war on terrorism. "

Wow! I guess their weapons didn't get dusty.

[Hkmp5sd]

I always thought they should award the Presidential Unit Citation to sub crews. That way, everyone gets the ribbon. Subs do a lot of sneaky and dangerous things that are never made public and it's the entire crew that croaks if they screw up.

[Coronach]

Neither a gun nor a civil liberty issue

Closed, OT

Mike