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3rd Stryker Brigade Silver Star recipients to be honored at the State Capitol

OLYMPIA ─ The Washington State Senate will honor the 3rd Stryker Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division Friday, Feb. 1 in Olympia.

Recipients of the Silver Star, the third-highest combat award, will be in attendance along with Brigade Commander Col. David Funk.

The combat team spent fifteen months in some of the most dangerous parts of Iraq, capturing enemy fighters and clearing dozens of bombs so humanitarian relief operations could get underway. Tragically, 48 soldiers from the division were killed, and 700 were wounded.

Sen. Rosa Franklin, D-Tacoma, and other members of the Senate sponsored a resolution honoring the soldiers for their bravery.

“This is our way of thanking these men and women for showing such courage in the face of unimaginable adversity. They are to be commended for their bravery,” Franklin said.

When: Feb. 1, 2008

Where: State Capitol Legislative Building, Senate Chambers

Time: 10:00 am

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