FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. (CLARKSVILLENOW) – Two soldiers with the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) are the first to be awarded with a new medal.
Spc. Ariana Martinez and Sgt. Curtis Bluel are the first and second soldiers to be awarded the Operation Inherent Resolve Campaign Medal.
According to a Facebook post from Maj. Gen. Volesky, Secretary of Defense Ash Carter pinned the medals on the soldiers Monday.
The soldiers are currently deployed to Iraq in support of the Combined Joint Forces Land Component Command – Operation Inherent Resolve.
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