Army awards Silver Stars to JBLM Rangers
Mar 21, 2013, 8:43 AM | Updated: 11:01 am
Specialist Ricardo Cerros is credited with saving lives when he gave his own, killed by a grenade in Afghanistan in Oct. 2011. He was 24. (Image courtesy ArmyRanger.com)
(Image courtesy ArmyRanger.com)
The Army has bestowed one of its highest honors on two Rangers from Joint Base Lewis-McChord, including one who died in action.
Specialist Ricardo Cerros is credited with saving lives when he gave his own, killed by a grenade in Afghanistan in Oct. 2011. He was 24. The News Tribune reports that his parents accepted the award during a ceremony at St. Martin’s University.
Sergeant Peter Cimpoes put himself in the line of fire during a prolonged gun battle last October, also in Afghanistan, to enable the rescue of two wounded Rangers.
Both were awarded the Silver Star, for valor in combat, the third highest combat-related honor.
The 2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment at JBLM awarded 11 Purple Hearts and 12 other medals connected to the Rangers’ deployments to Afghanistan in 2011 and 2012.
