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<\/a><\/center><\/p>\nThe Olympian<\/a> reports that the Army awarded Silver Stars to Sergeant First Class Andrew Busic and Chief Warrant Officer 3 Mark Colbert of the 1st Special Forces Group from Joint Base Lewis-McChord, for their actions on Forward Operating Base Ghazni back on August 28th when a massive attack struck the base with RPGs and suicide bombers. They stood in the breach until they could be reinforced.<\/p>\n Busic and two others jumped in a Toyota Tacoma pickup to join in the attack. They immediately took fire from two directions, and turned to follow Colbert in an all-terrain vehicle with two more operators toward the breach.<\/p>\n Busic\u2019s team hit a \u201chail of gunfire.\u201d The operators got out of the truck and into a shootout.<\/p>\n Colbert\u2019s team encountered one group of insurgents and killed three. They turned a corner and found a group of six more.<\/p>\n One of his partners was shot in the leg and in the head, though a helmet stopped the bullet.<\/p>\n Colbert \u201cinstantly exposed himself into the direct line of fire to pull his fellow special operator behind cover, saving his life,\u201d the Army\u2019s narrative says. That\u2019s when he was shot in the leg.<\/p>\n Busic\u2019s team helped by placing the pickup between Colbert\u2019s position and the enemy\u2019s. Busic rushed the attackers to give cover to Colbert as he helped the wounded sailor.<\/p>\n More troops followed, and soldiers managed to secure the breach.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n