Medals awarded to three soldiers

A full house today, at the Raymond J. Bohn Armory to honor soldiers just back from Afghanistan. ...  More »

A full house today, at the Raymond J. Bohn Armory to honor soldiers just back from Afghanistan. (Governor John Hoeven): This the reason we are a free country, because men and women have donned the uniform, and sacrificed, put their lives on the line for us. And so we're gonna do some hoo-ahs, to get things going here. You know how to do hoo-ahs, right? Hoo-ah! (Crowd): Hoo-ah! Three soldiers with the 188th Air Defense Artillery Security Forces are awarded purple hearts and combat action badges. Staff Sergeant Loren Soma of Fargo was awarded a bronze star. And Specialist Richard Schmuck of Grafton got the Army Commendation Medal. Specialist Sam Floberg of Fargo was promoted to sergeant. Plus, his bronze star carried a 'V' for Valor. Now Sergeant Floberg was injured in the same attack that killed Corporal Nathan Goodiron. Four soldiers from the 188th were killed in Afghanistan.  « Less