Thank you for your service, Sgt. McCulloch. You are so appreciated. Come home safe.
"For his actions on Jan. 8, 2011 in Sangin, Afghanistan, Sgt. Philip McCulloch Jr. was awarded the Silver Star, the nation’s third-highest medal for valor in combat.
The San Diego Union-Tribune provided this account of the battle in Sangin:
"The young Marine could have gone home after he was blasted by a rocket-propelled grenade. But Sgt. Philip McCulloch Jr., like many of his brothers-in-arms wounded on that tour to Afghanistan, begged to be sent back to the front lines after recuperating at a rear base.
"The 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, an infantry unit from Camp Pendleton, was encircled by enemy fighters in a fierce and protracted battle for the Sangin valley. By the time the Marines finished their seven-month tour last spring, they had lost 25 killed and some 200 wounded – the worst casualties of any battalion in the decade-long war.
"McCulloch, 22 at the time and serving his third combat tour after two previous stints in Iraq, rejoined the battalion and later led his squad on a six-hour running battle against a larger force of enemy fighters. They only turned back to base for lack of ammunition."
Read more about Sgt. McCulloch and the Silver Star ceremony in the San Diego Union-Tribune"
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