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I don't get a chance to get to a computer often, but I am deployed to Afghanistan and have been for the past 9 months. I am hoping to be home sometime around Christmas. I also would like to thank you for thinking of me. Here is my mailing address:
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Again thanks for thinking of us.
(Greg is a member of the Class of 1988) ************************************************* Feb 7, 2011
Debbie, I was promoted last year to Lieutenant Colonel and am now stationed at FT Bragg, NC. I will be deploying to Iraq in the summer to serve as an advisor to the Iraqi Army. Thanks. JEFFREY R. ALLEN LTC, IN “People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf. “ ~ George Orwell Jeff Allen, Class of ‘89
****************************************************** Guardsman Receives Soldier’s Medal for Heroismby Maryland National Guard on Saturday, February 5, 2011 at 12:20pm
In a ceremony on Feb. 4, at the Fifth Regiment Armory in Baltimore, a Maryland National Guardsman received the Soldier’s Medal for saving the life of a fellow Special Agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Maj. David T. May from the Special Operations Detachment, Joint Forces in Laurel, Md., received the highest honor a Soldier can receive for an act of valor in a non-combat situation. Dave graduated from Central Dauphin High School in 1978.
“I was just doing my job, what I was trained to do,” May said humbly. “I didn’t even think about it; I just reacted as we are trained to do.”
Brig. Gen. Peter Hinz, commander of the Maryland Army National Guard, presented the award to May and commented after the reading of the citation that in spite of injuries, Maj. May continued his mission.
“I am honored and humbled by your actions and we are fortunate to have men like you serving our state and nation in the Guard,” said Hinz.
May is a traditional Guardsmen and works full time as a special agent for the FBI. During a routine stakeout on March 22, 2008, he witnessed a premature detonation of ordinance inside a vehicle that contained other special agents. The men were trapped in the burning vehicle, disoriented from the explosion. May reacted with complete disregard for his own personal safety when he climbed into the burning vehicle to free a trapped comrade. After pulling him to safety, May extinguished the fire that had engulfed the agent. Because of this, May sustained second-degree burns on his face and hands.
The citation stated that May’s actions are in keeping with the finest traditions of military service and reflect great credit upon himself, the Maryland National Guard and the United States Army. The distinguishing criteria for the award of the Soldier's Medal, according to Army regulation, is that the performance must have involved personal hazard or danger and the voluntary risk of life under conditions not involving conflict with an armed enemy.
May recently returned from a deployment in Afghanistan where he was nominated for a Silver Star by the commander of his Special Forces unit. If this award is approved, Maj. David May will be the most decorated Maryland Guardsman currently serving.
![]() Brig. Gen. Peter Hinz, commander of the Maryland Army National Guard, presents the Soldier’s Medal to Maj. David T. May from the Special Operations Detachment, Joint Forces during a ceremony at the Fifth Regiment Armory in Baltimore.
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