The Patriot Post® · Profiles of Valor: U.S. Navy Corpsman Joshua Chiarini
On 10 February 2006, Navy Hospital Corpsman Joshua Chiarini was serving his third tour of duty in Iraq with the 1st Platoon, 2nd Marine Division when a roadside bomb hit the lead Humvee in his convoy. The Marines in the convoy immediately took up defensive positions, dodging heavy small-arms fire and enduring another bomb blast.
Chiarini left the protection of his Humvee, the third in the convoy, and, dodging enemy fire, raced to care for injured Marines, often with only one arm as he returned fire with the other. After ensuring the safety of the whole team, Chiarini fully joined the battle, using M-16 fire to eliminate numerous jihadis.
Chiarini was a member of 30 convoys struck by roadside bombs and suicide bombers during his time in Iraq. He treated 100 wounded Marines, losing not a single one. For his service, he received the Silver Star on 22 October 2007.
(This account was originally published in the Nov. 16, 2007 Digest.)
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