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NAVY/MARINE CORPS ACHIEVEMENT MEDAL
AWARDED TO
CORPORAL CLINTON D. SMITH
UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS
FOR
PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT IN THE SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE OF HIS DUTIES WHILE SERVING AS A BASIC METAL WORKER, HEADQUARTERS AND SERVICE COMPANY, TASK FORCE 3D LIGHT ARMORED RECONNAISSANCE BATTALION, REGIMENTAL COMBAT TEAM 8, II MARINE EXPEDITIONARY FORCE (FORWARD) FROM MARCH TO SEPTEMBER 2009 IN SUPPORT OF OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM 09.1. WITHOUT FORMAL TRAINING, CORPORAL SMITH ASSUMED RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE INSTALLATION, TROUBLESHOOTING, AND REPAIR OF MORE THAN 240 COMMERCIAL AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEMS AND SUCCEEDED IN SUSTAINING THE BATTALION’S REQUIREMENTS FOR ENVIRONMENTALLY CONTROLLED AREAS. HE WORKED TIRELESSLY AROUND THE CLOCK TO PROVIDE AIR CONDITIONING SERVICES TO 50 PERCENT OF THE 58 BILLETING TENTS AND 31 WORK SPACES TO SUPPORT THE BATTALION'S COMBAT OPERATIONS AND SUSTAIN THE FORCE. SERVING AS A WELDER FOR A MAINTENANCE RECOVERY TEAM, CORPORAL SMITH ASSISTED IN ELEVEN RECOVERY MISSIONS FOR LIGHT ARMORED VEHICLES ESSENTIAL TO THE SUCCESS OF THE BATTALION’S MISSION, AND HE IMPROVED THE OVERALL SECURITY OF THE ARMORY COMPLEX. CORPORAL SMITH’S INITIATIVE, PERSEVERANCE, AND TOTAL DEDICATION TO DUTY REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HIM AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE MARINE CORPS AND THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.
17TH MARCH 2010
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