Fort Bragg airman to receive Silver Star for valor during battle to retake Kunduz, Afghanistan

By DREW BROOKS | The Fayetteville Observer, N.C. (Tribune News Service) | Published: March 31, 2017

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An Air Force combat controller who risked his life during a battle to retake the northern Afghanistan city of Kunduz in 2015 will receive the Silver Star in a ceremony on Fort Bragg next week.

Tech. Sgt. Brian C. Claughsey, part of the 21st Special Tactics Squadron, will be honored with the medal, the third-highest award for valor offered by the U.S. military, in a ceremony slated for Friday.

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