- Date
- 2004-12
- Kind
- Award
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- militaryfamilycommunityheritage
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The Beacon reports that Sergeant First Class John Carey, a frequent visitor to his father’s Beaver Island pheasant preserve, received the Bronze Star for meritorious service during combat operations in Iraq.
Evidence limits
The newspaper notice is not an official award citation or complete military service record.
Sources
- Beaver Beacon, December 2004, "And Another."Reports Sergeant First Class John Carey's Bronze Star for meritorious service as Medical Platoon Sergeant with the 101st Airborne Division during Operation Iraqi Freedom. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2004-12_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan confirms the military-award notice.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2004-12_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “John Carey receives Bronze Star for Iraq combat service”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-john-carey-bronze-star-2004/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, December 2004, "And Another." (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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