U.S Marine, Petty Officer 3rd Class Peter Gould, aged 24, has been awarded the Silver Star for his bravery as a medic in Afghanistan. He was in an Afghanistan field hospital in July recovering from severe wounds caused by a roadside bomb when he learned he had been awarded the Silver Star.
Earlier this month, Gould was officially pinned with the star for his bravery during the firefight that took the life of Marine Cpl. Larry Harris Jr., and wounded two other Marines in the unit.
Gould, who suffered severe wounds including crushed facial bones, has undergone a lot of plastic surgery on the right side of his face. Shrapnel hit his carotid artery.
His unit remained in Afghanistan until November. In a company of 89, 17 Marines were killed and about 50 were wounded, during their time in country.
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