Best narrative: https://www.stripes.com/news/us/onl...-silver-star-for-afghanistan-heroism-1.590770
Pictures of him receiving awards: https://www.expressnews.com/news/lo...-14105471.php?utm_campaign=123#photo-17875670
TSgt Perolio was a Joint Terminal Attack Controller (JTAC) attached to a Special Forces unit in Afghanistan. The solo vehicle he was riding in was taken under fire by a PKM in ambush, and three of the five occupants badly wounded, including the unit commander. TSgt Perolio was not wounded, but aided the wounded, set up defensive fire, transported them out of the area, called in a ground QRF and air strikes that killed 12 bandits and wiped out the PKM position.
Pictures of him receiving awards: https://www.expressnews.com/news/lo...-14105471.php?utm_campaign=123#photo-17875670
TSgt Perolio was a Joint Terminal Attack Controller (JTAC) attached to a Special Forces unit in Afghanistan. The solo vehicle he was riding in was taken under fire by a PKM in ambush, and three of the five occupants badly wounded, including the unit commander. TSgt Perolio was not wounded, but aided the wounded, set up defensive fire, transported them out of the area, called in a ground QRF and air strikes that killed 12 bandits and wiped out the PKM position.