Fort Report: Senior Drill Sergeant receives Combat Action Badge

By Thom WilliamsDecember 21, 2020

Combat Action Badge Presented
Sgt. 1st Class Matthew Martinez, the Senior Drill Sergeant of Company C, 309th Military Intelligence Battalion is presented with a Combat Action Badge Fort Huachuca, Ariz. by the Battalion Commander, Lt. Col. Dartanion Hayward for actions he performed in Kandahar, Afghanistan more than 9 years ago. (Photo Credit: Thom Williams) VIEW ORIGINAL

FORT HUACHUCA, ARIZ. -- In this edition of the Fort Report, Sgt. 1st Class Matthew Martinez, the Senior Drill Sergeant of Company C, 309th Military Intelligence Battalion was presented with the Combat Action Badge at Fort Huachuca, Ariz. for actions he performed in Kandahar, Afghanistan more than 9 years ago. (click on highlighted text for video news report)

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