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Salt Lake Tribune
April 22, 2005
Utah Marine Receives Navy Cross
By Seth Hettena, Associated Press
CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. - When his platoon was ambushed in an attack by insurgents in Iraq last year, Marine Sgt. Willie L. Copeland III took charge.
He led five Marines out of the heaviest fire, found cover and killed 10 of the enemy in close combat. When his commanding officer fell wounded, Copeland used his body to shield the officer as he administered first aid.
For his leadership and dedication to duty, the 26-year-old from Utah on Thursday received the Navy Cross, the Navy's second-highest honor. Seven Marines have received the Navy Cross for Operation Iraqi Freedom through Jan. 10, according to the latest figures from the Marine Corps Awards Branch.
The attack killed one Marine and wounded several others.
Copeland said he was embarrassed by the attention and explained that he was doing only what every Marine would do.
''Nothing's natural about running into bullets,'' he said. ''It's more important for me to make sure my men are OK.''
Seattle Times
April 23, 2005
Teen Soldier Had 'Backbone of Steel'
By Alex Fryer, Seattle Times Staff Reporter
Eighteen-year-old Pfc. Sam Huff was born with a man's name.
But she was a consummate "girlie-girl," said her father, Robert Huff.
She liked to wear false eyelashes and played flute in her high-school band. Last July, she joined the Army, the first step in a career she hoped would take her to the FBI.
On April 18, Huff, an only child, became the 37th U.S. female to die in combat since 2003.
Every Day Hero
Marine Sacrifices for Second Tour in Iraq
In 2004, Cpl. Patrick Sansevere was fighting house-to-house in the streets of Iraq. Four months into his deployment he was wounded in action and on a plane back to the United States. Now he?s off for Iraq again for another combat tour.
?I want to recruit in Washington State,? Sansevere explained. ?This way I can be near family and work on completing my college so I can one day be a history teacher.?
Thousands salute fallen comrade
http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2005/04/22/thousands_salute_fallen_comrade/
Allen, 50, was so committed to public safety that he nabbed a would-be robber before he even joined the force, when he was working as a supermarket clerk, Kennedy said. He once rescued a 77-year-old woman from a burning house. And once, he was eating in a New York restaurant when an angry man stormed up to another table with a gun; Allen calmly approached him and took his weapon away.
