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It was March 20th , 2005 and Army

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Sergeant Leigh Ann Hester was serving

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as an MP in Iraq . During Operation

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Iraqi freedom , Sergeant Hester and her

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MP squad were assigned to shadow a

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convoy of trucks traveling down a

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supply route when suddenly a group of

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insurgents attacked a convoy under

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heavy fire . Sergeant Hester and her

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team moved quickly to put themselves

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between the convoy and the insurgents .

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Then they strategically move to flank

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the enemy and cut off their escape

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route . After that , they engaged the

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remaining insurgents on foot . Dust

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finally settled after a 25 minute

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firefight . Sergeant Hester and her

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team eliminated 27 insurgents and

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secured the convoy , while only three

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members from the convoy were injured .

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And on June 16th that same year ,

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Sergeant Leigh Ann Hester was awarded

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the Silver Star for her gallantry

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during the attack .