European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 14, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse                              Stars and stripes Mideast de i t i Page 19 it really remember if by Steve Mraz stars and stripes before telling of the actions for which he earned a Bronze Star with v army master Michael Morton starts with a in not a said mor of the 1st armoured 2nd brigade combat 1st 35th armoured Headquarters head quarters in just a i was just doing my despite his Humble Morton actions on a summer Day in were indeed it was about 4 on july soldiers were on a combat patrol in Par Mored hum forces had already found two Roadside bombs in the area earlier in the the mortar platoon was Riding in the second vehicle in the Convoy about 50 meters or so behind the Lead truck when it i just remember seeing a Bright said the 40yearold from Braden the red struck my first we took part of the smoke and Complete blackness for a few Sec he knew the first truck hit a Roadside Morton scanned the scene for a few looking for name master Michael Morton unit 1st armoured 2nd brigade combat 1st 35th armoured Headquarters and Headquarters company medal Bronze Star with v earned july in Iraq secondary bombs or a potential my medic was my Driver so i lets he we moved i set Security out to protect i ran up to the the humvee was flipped on its i started pulling the Guys out of the Morton one of the Guys was trapped underneath on the Drivers Side near the gun they say i tried to lift the humvee i dont remember trying to do but Morton the Soldier trapped was Chad the ammunition inside the humvee had caught fire and was cooking my soldiers who were there watching said that i actually went into the burning grabbed came out and started throwing it he but i dont really remember but Morton did that As Morton used a Jack in an attempt to lift up the Turret to get Rozanski but it didst Morton tried a few other i guess i broke Rozanskis wrists from trying to pull him trying to dig him out to pull him but i  get him Morton Morton took one of the other humvee and rammed the front part of the downed truck in an Effort to push it off of Rozans on a second the downed humvee was pushed but the Turret popped off onto that really scared so i ran Over and tried to pull the Turret off of Morton that didst so Morton got a Sling roped the top of the Turret and pulled the Turret came Morton grabbed dragged him behind some of the other trucks and started treat ing Scott and stripes army master Michael receives the Bronze Star with valor during a ceremony in Morton freed a Soldier who was pinned underneath a vehicle in Iraq after the vehicle hit a land while Rozanski was trapped under the he was he was Yelling at just shoot me and leave me Morton i started getting i started cursing at we Are not leaving i am not leaving it was just by the Grace of god or whatever that we were Able to pull him i  leave As the medevac helicopters were in Morton was kneeling Over Rozans Morton stood up to and he Felt everything tighten something was he was a moment Morton went Morton was evacuated to Lan Stuhl regional medical Center for about a week with minor Burns to his hands along with neck and Back injuries from straining to free Rozanski survived the ordeal but lost his the other three soldiers Hurt in the blast also Morton and Rozanski were reunited at the brigades Welcome Home ceremony in thank you so you saved my Morton i i just did my in just glad youre Able to be Here with email Steve Mraz at  i need to be where the most danger is by Jeff Schogol stars and stripes the Convoy had been taking fire for a while by the time it came across the first Roadside Jim Gant knew he could not wait for the explosive ordnance disposal technicians to show so he decided that his Upa Mored vehicle would have to eat the Roadside he also made sure that it would name Jim Gant unit 3rd special forces group medal Silver Star earned North of Baghdad explode on his 41 explained that was his Job As a i need to be where the most danger said team Leader for the iraqi National police Quick reaction Force Transi Tion on Gant was leading a Convoy of iraqi police commandos from Balad to iraqi police had been making regular trips to and there had been heavy fighting along the route for the past six said of fort this Day would be and the two f16s that were supposed to support the Convoy had been Gant about 15 Miles from the Convoy started taking heavy enemy two iraqi police commandos were wounded shot in the Gant said he treated the iraqi who was hit in the face and got them by the time the Convoy got to the first Roadside about 30 minutes it was taking fire from both sides of the Gant he knew they had to push if we would have they would have Tore us he he also knew that if one of the police commandos vehicles ran Over the Road Side the results would be Cata strophic and would tie Down the rest of the if that red is going to hit one of my i want it to be Gant decide Gant said he had his gunner drop into the humvee and he positioned the rest of the Convoy away from the Roadside then they drove Forward until the bomb went the blast absolutely rocked the Gant but everyone was so they kept about two minutes the Convoy found a second Roadside Gant positioned the rest of the Convoy away from the bomb As his hum Vee drove toward they got closer and closer to the Road Side but nothing when they got Between 15 and 20 feet the bomb finally went once the blast rocked everyone in the but the occupants were As soon As the bomb went a a Courtesy of the army Jim Gant was awarded the Silver Star for his actions leading a Convoy in Iraq Between Baghdad and Chine gun opened up on Gants vehicle with bullets hitting the the fight was not minutes the Convoy came across third Roadside but this time it did not go off when Gants humvee drove by this Gant had Learned that an iraqi vehicle had joined the Convoy and a woman inside had been Hurt by one of the Roadside bombs that went after pushing through the most violent part of the Gant got out of his humvee and tried to treat the injured Milf that red is going to hit one of my 1 want it to be 99 Jim Gant iraqi whose legs had been hit by Gant said that the woman initially did not want Gant to touch but an iraqi colonel persuaded saying this american is my Hes going to take care of after putting tourniquets to the Wom ans Gant decided to put a Young iraqi girl who was also in the car into his humvee to protect her from Small arms the Convoy then pushed on until it finally reached they had taken fire for More than an hour Over 10 Kilometres and made it through three kill each with be tween 25 and 35 determined enemy fight Gant they fought very bravely that Day we just fought Gant he said the iraqi police commandos and troops succeeded not because they had better weapons or technology but because they had the will to it was courage and bravery to take this fight that won the Gant the soldiers on the ground won this email Jeff Schogol at