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Oklahoma Fire Fighter Recognized for Service in Iraq
May
3, 2007 -- Brent Judd, a member of Miami, OK Local 1969, has received
the Bronze Star for his service in Iraq from November 17, 2003-January
1, 2005. Judd was deployed with the 319th Core Support Battalion in the
U.S. Army Reserves.
He later was assigned to the 82nd Airborne out of Fort
Bragg, North Carolina. While serving with the 82nd Airborne, the unit
came under fire multiple times at the Bagdad International Airport –
sometimes for as long as five consecutive hours.
The members of the 82nd Airborne submitted Judd for a
Bronze Star, which he received during a ceremony at the end of his tour.
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