Fort Campbell Soldier Receives Distinguished Service Cross By Megan Locke SimpsonFort Campbell Courier FORT CAMPBELL, Ky., April 12, 2012 - A 101st Airborne Division soldier received the nation's second-highest military honor in a ceremony today at McAuliffe Hall here. Army Sgt. Felipe Pereira is the first "Screaming Eagle" to be awarded the Distinguished Service Cross since the Vietnam War. Pereira is a squad leader assigned to Company A, 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment. He earned the recognition for what the official citation calls "distinguished service and heroism" during a firefight in Kandahar, Afghanistan, Nov. 1, 2010. "It's a great honor...
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