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NAVY/MARINE CORPS ACHIEVEMENT MEDAL
AWARDED TO
SERGEANT BRIAN A. BOVA
UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS
FOR
PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT IN THE SUPERIOR P ERFORMANCE OF HIS DUTIES WHILE SERVING AS THE SCOUT SQUAD LEADER, 1ST PLATOON, COMPANY D, 3D LIGHT ARMORED RECONNAISSANCE BATTALION, FROM 18 JANUARY 2009 TO 31 JANUARY 2009, WHILE PARTICIPATING IN THE BATTALION’S MISSION REHEARSAL EXERCISE AT THE ARMY NATIONAL TRAINING CENTER, FORT IRWIN CALIFORNIA. DURING THIS PERIOD, SERGEANT BOVA DISPLAYED EXTRAORDINARY LEADERSHIP AND PERSEVERANCE BY AGGRESSIVELY LEADING HIS SQUAD DURING AN ASSAULT ON A NOTIONAL TERRORIST TRAINING CAMP AND TUNNEL NETWORK THAT SECURED THE OBJECTIVE AND ALLOWED SENSITIVE SITE EXPLOITATION. OVERCOMING CULTURAL AND LANGUAGE BARRIERS, SERGEANT BOVA LATER CONDUCTED BASIC TACTICAL CLASSES FOR ARABIC SPEAKING ROLE PLAYERS THAT SIMULATED TRAINING THE IRAQI SECURITY FORCES TO TAKE THE LEAD IN COMBAT OPERATIONS. SERGEANT BOVA’S EXPERT EMPLOYMENT OF HIS SQUAD, AUDACITY DURING ATTACKS, AND THE TACT WITH WHICH HE DEALT WITH THE ROLE PLAYERS DIRECTLY CONTRIBUTED TO THE MISSION ACCOMPLISHMENT OF THE PLATOON. SERGEANT BOVA’S OUTSTANDING LEADERSHIP 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.
10TH FEBRUARY 2009
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