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Sikh Marine, Punjab Immigrant Posthumously Awarded Bronze Star for Heroism in Afghanistan (interview-Hunt)

1st Marine Division

June 1, 2013 | 9:26

Captain Ryan M. Hunt, an infantry officer serving with 1st Battalion,
5th Marine Regiment, talks about Cpl.Gurpreet Singh, a former fire team leader
serving with the battalion who was killed in action in Sangin district, Helmand
province, Afghanistan, on June 22, 2011. Singh, a native of Punjab, India, who
immigrated to Sacramento, Calif., led his Marines through intense fighting during
the Spring Offensive and was shot on his body armor during a firefight. Singh's
family accepted the Bronze Star Medal with a Combat V on his behalf during an
award ceremony, May 30. Also available in high definition

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