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Marine Corps Reserve Cpl. Mark A. Camp
Marine Corps Reserve Cpl. Mark A. Camp
Friday, May 18, 2007 5:22 PM
Marine Corps Reserve Cpl. Mark A. Camp | |
As he crawled back into the wreckage, heat was cooking off ammunition all around him, ammunition that ricocheted inside even as insurgents continued to fire from outside. And then there was another explosion. Camp fell back out of the vehicle, on fire once more. Again, he beat his body until the flames subsided.
His comrade was still in the vehicle. So Camp went back inside and tried to grip the Marine’s pack, his helmet – anything – but by then Camp’s skin was melting from his hands. Camp later told the Columbus Dispatch, “I [was] screaming for someone to help me . . . someone with fresh hands.” Finally, some Marines answered his calls, and pulled Camp and the other Marine free. For his actions and bravery, Camp was awarded the Silver Star on May 15, 2006. Columbus Dispatch story. |
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