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NAVY/MARINE CORPS ACHIEVEMENT MEDAL
AWARDED TO
SERGEANT STEPHEN J. ROSSA
UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS
FOR
PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT IN THE SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE OF HIS DUTIES WHILE SERVING AS PLATOON SERGEANT, HEADQUARTERS PLATOON, COMPANY D, 3D LIGHT ARMORED RECONNAISSANCE BATTALION, 1ST MARINE DIVISION, FROM 2 DECEMBER 2008 TO 18 DECEMBER 2008. AS ACTING PLATOON SERGEANT AND INTELLIGENCE CHIEF DURING EXERCISE STEEL KNIGHT 2008, SERGEANT ROSSA WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE TRAINING AND ACCOUNTABILITY OF THE SCOUTS AND CREWMEN IN HEADQUARTERS PLATOON. DURING THE COURSE OF THE EXERCISE, HE COORDINATED AND TAUGHT CLASSES TO THE COMPANY’S SCOUTS ON THE SPECIAL APPLICATIONS SCOPED RIFLE, PATROLLING, AND INTELLIGENCE GATHERING TECHNIQUES. SERGEANT ROSSA’S INTELLIGENCE CELL METICULOUSLY PERFORMED SENSITIVE SITE EXPLOITATION DURING TIME SENSITIVE OPERATIONS AND ANALYZED DATA TO PREPARE BRIEFINGS FOR THE COMPANY COMMANDER. SERGEANT ROSSA’S ENTHUSIASM, INITIATIVE AND LOYAL DEDICATION TO DUTY REFLECTED GREAT 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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