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7 Special Forces soldiers to get Silver Star

FORT BRAGG, N.C. — Seven Special Forces soldiers will be awarded the Army’s third highest valor medal for actions in Afghanistan.

The soldiers from the 7th Special Forces Group will be awarded the Silver Star at a ceremony Monday on Fort Bragg. One of the soldiers is being honored posthumously.

During an ambush in May 2008 in western Afghanistan, Sgt. 1st Class David Nunez kept firing his machine gun despite being wounded. After his vehicle caught fire, Nunez began to discard ammunition and explosives believing that other soldiers were trapped. Nunez was engulfed in flames and succumbed to his injuries.

The 7th Special Forces Group is trained to deploy to Latin America, but in recent years, it has frequently deployed to Afghanistan.