Spartan receives Soldier’s Medal

Sgt. 1st Class John L. Kerns, the civil affairs noncommissioned officer in-charge with the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, stands at attention as the brigade’s commander, Army Col. Matthew McFarlane, pins the Soldier’s Medal on his chest during a ceremony hosted Nov. 21 at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson. Kerns was awarded the Soldier’s Medal for his selflessness and bravery while heroically risking his own life to save another person’s life by extracting a driver from a burning vehicle in 2010. (U.S. Army photo/Staff Sgt. Jeffrey Smith)

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