Lt. Gen. Thomas James, Jr. (left) Commanding General, First Army, pauses a moment to greet Andrew Bundermann's eight-month-old daughter before the presentation ceremony of the Distinguished Service Cross to Bundermann. Bundermann was serving as the acting commander of troop B, 3rd Sqdr., 61st Cav. Reg. when Combat Outpost Keating, the post Bundermann had been left in charge of, was attacked by more than 400 enemy fighters. With only 53 Soldiers at COP Keating, Bundermann coordinated a defense for more than 12 hours, and endured another four days of fighting, that killed more than 100 Taliban fighters and injured another 80. The Distinguished Service Cross is second only to the Medal of Honor.
Date Taken: | 03.07.2019 |
Date Posted: | 03.12.2019 16:20 |
Photo ID: | 5162242 |
VIRIN: | 190307-A-GI418-035 |
Resolution: | 2862x3577 |
Size: | 1 MB |
Location: | MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA, US |
Hometown: | MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA, US |
Hometown: | ROCK ISLAND ARSENAL, ILLINOIS, US |
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