KAFB Captain to Receive Bronze Star

Capt. Shane Frith, Kirtland Air Force Base airmen, will receive the Bronze Star Medal May 15 at 1 p.m. for his work as an explosive ordinance disposal flight commander during Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Frith led 391 combat missions that destroyed 126 IEDs, he was involved in operations that led to the kill or capture of 6 insurgents and 11 other "high -value" targets.

Frith was responsible for integrating his EOD team with the local Iraqi Police Counter Explosives Team.

The Bronze Star is awarded to any person who distinguishes themselves by heroic or meritorious achievement or service while engaged in military operations involving armed conflict with an enemy.



I don't know Frith, but it sounds like he sure deserves the medal. Anyone willing to risk getting themselves blown up to help provide a safer environment deserves my vote. Hopefully the Iraqi Police he worked with learned something and are succesful in reducing the amount of IEDs in Iraq.

It seems like IEDs are the weapon of choice in Iraq and they sure as hell are nasty. Every month someone gets killed by one of these things, and it's usually civilians that get taken out.