RANGERS 2 Struecker, Jeffrey D.

John Robertson

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  • SURNAME
Struecker
  • FORENAME
Jeffrey D.
  • UNIT
75 Ranger Regiment (B Company 3 Bn)
  • RANK
Sergeant
  • NUMBER
  • AWARD
Silver Star
  • PLACE
Somalia 1993
  • ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
won "Best Ranger" award 1997
later Captain, Jumpmaster with 82nd Airborne Division
upgraded to Silver Star from Bronze Star 01.10.2021
“We were ready to do what our nation asked us to do. When we got out on target, we would figure out what we were really up against and I think most of us just didn’t know the sheer volume of enemy fire,” Struecker said. “We didn’t know the number of enemy fighters that we were up against until we were up against it. And like a classic Ranger operation, you just respond to what’s in front of you and you give it the best you got.”
“I witnessed heroism that day that I’ve never seen before and never seen after,” Struecker added. “And it was an honor to be able to serve next to some of those guys on that battlefield.”
 
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