Overview

• On August 7, Army Secretary Daniel Driscoll awarded Meritorious Service Medals to First Sgt. Joshua Arnold, Master Sgt. Justin Thomas, Staff Sgt. Melissa Taylor, Staff Sgt. Robert Pacheco, Sgt. Aaron Turner and Sgt. Eve Rodarte.
• The six soldiers tackled Sgt. Quornelius Radford under fire at the 703rd Brigade Support Battalion company operations facility and rendered emergency medical aid.
• Army doctors credited their actions with saving the lives of five wounded service members, all of whom are in stable condition and expected to recover.
• A joint Army CID-FBI investigation is probing how Radford acquired a personal handgun on base and why his prior DUI arrest went unreported.
• The Army has pledged to provide ongoing counseling and support services to both responders and shooting survivors.