22nd MEU Marine to receive Bronze Star

CAMP LEJEUNE, NC, UNITED STATES

01.14.2011

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22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. – A Marine from the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit is scheduled to receive high honors during a ceremony Friday, Jan. 14, for his actions while deployed to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.

Lance Cpl. Sean A. Warren, a machine gunner with Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 22nd MEU, is scheduled to receive a Bronze Star with a Combat Distinguishing Device, which is added for acts of valor.

Warren will receive the award for his actions while deployed with 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 7, 1st Marine Division (Fwd) in March 2010.

During combat action, according to his award, “in order to retrieve a wounded Marine and gain fire superiority, Warren led his squad of Marines through flooded fields and chest deep canals while aggressively pursuing the enemy.

Without hesitation and in total disregard for his own safety, Warren ran into the middle of a road exposing him to enemy fire impacting within inches of his position and concentrated his fire towards the enemy. Over the course of a six-hour firefight, Warren led his squad for more than 15 km distance and evacuating two urgent casualties while suppressing Taliban fighters.”

The award goes on to say: “Warren displayed complete control over a tremendously stressful situation and conducted himself in a highly professional manner displaying an impressive ability to lead and inspire in a combat environment. He kept his Marines focused on their mission and ultimately prevented further casualties.”

When given for valor, the Bronze Star Medal is the fourth-highest combat award of the U.S. military.

The 22nd MEU is a multi-mission-capable force comprised of Aviation Combat Element, Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 263 (Reinforced); Logistics Combat Element, Combat Logistics Battalion 22; Ground Combat Element, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment; and its command element.

Media representatives interested in covering this event should call the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit Public Affairs office no later than 10 a.m. today.

Those covering the event should meet the 22nd MEU Public Affairs Officer at Camp Lejeune’s main gate no later than 11:15 p.m. Call Capt. Binford Strickland at [phone] or email him at [e-mail] if you plan to attend the ceremony.

• Date Taken: 01.14.2011
• Date Posted: 01.14.2011 07:03
• Story ID: 63527
• Location: CAMP LEJEUNE, NC, US