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Maj. Gen. Charles Costanza, the 3rd Infantry Division commanding general, delivers a speech during a Silver Star Medal ceremony for U.S. Army Veteran Staff Sgt. Harold Nelson, a World War II Veteran of 2nd Battalion, 7th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division, at Fort Carson, Colorado, Oct. 4th, 2022. According to Nelson, his unit helped liberate Anzio, Italy, from enemy forces in 1944. While his unit was moving towards Rome, they came under fire from German forces. Nelson had expended all of his ammunition, so he climbed onto an abandoned German tank and began firing back. This act suppressed German fighters long enough for his platoon to move to a better position to attack and led to the surrender of the enemy forces during that battle. (U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Bernabe Lopez III, 50th Public Affairs Detachment)
| Date Taken: | 10.04.2022 |
| Date Posted: | 10.04.2022 16:29 |
| Photo ID: | 7449509 |
| VIRIN: | 221004-A-XS985-1005 |
| Resolution: | 5458x3639 |
| Size: | 6.8 MB |
| Location: | FORT CARSON, CO, US |
| Web Views: | 78 |
| Downloads: | 5 |
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3rd Infantry Division presents Silver Star award to 107-year-old World War II veteran
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