The Presidential Unit Citation was awarded to 319th Ordnance Company (EOD), 741st Ordnance Battalion, 96th Troop Command, during a ceremony at the Pasco armory, Jan. 17, 2024.
Command Sgt. Maj. David Erickson—former 319th EOD first sergeant—Sgt. 1st Class Rich Gonzales, Sgt. 1st Class Kyle Yarbrough, Sgt. 1st Class Richard Ford, Staff Sgt. Kyle Alvey, and Staff Sgt. Drew Greenwood were recognized for their bravery and courage during operations in support of Operation Allies Refuge at Hamid Karzai International Airport, Kabul, Afghanistan in August of 2021.
“On the morning of the 15th of August, our worlds were completely different,” said Erickson, “Everybody woke up into a different state, and it was just a frenzied...
02.08.2024 | PASCO, WA, US |
Story by Staff Sgt. Adeline Witherspoon
