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Sergeant First Class Shughart provided precision sniper fires from the lead helicopter during an assault on two helicopter crash sites. While providing critical suppressive fires at the second crash site, he and his team leader learned that ground forces were not available to secure the site. SFC Shughart and his team leader Master Sergeant Gary Gordon volunteered to be inserted to protect four wounded personnel. After their third request they received permission to perform this volunteer mission. When debris and enemy ground fire at the site caused them to abort the first attempt, SFC Shughart and his team leader were inserted one hundred meters south of the crash site. Equipped with only his sniper rifle and a pistol, SFC Shughart and his team leader fought their way through a dense maze of shanties and shacks to reach the critically injured crew members. SFC Shughart pulled the pilot and crew from the aircraft, establishing a perimeter which placed him and his fellow sniper in the most vulnerable position. SFC Shughart used his long range rifle and side arm to kill an undetermined number of attackers while traveling the perimeter, protecting the downed crew. SFC Shughart continued his protective fire until he depleted his ammunition and was fatally wounded. |
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