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Apr 30, 2012

Capt. Donald Pilcher, company commander of Explosive Ordnance Disposal Company, 9th Engineer Support Battalion, awards Staff Sgt. John Rudd, an EOD technician with Combat Logistics Battalion 31, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, the Bronze Star with combat distinguishing device here, Apr. 30, for his actions in Afghanistan in 2011 during Operation Enduring Freedom . Rudd earned the medal for both disarming an improvised explosive device under fire and saving a local child's life.

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