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A soldier's story: SFC Erick Macher, Scout Platoon Sergeant, TF 1-7 FA, 1st ID, in OIF II.

Publication: FA Journal
Publication Date: 01-JUL-05
Format: Online - approximately 918 words
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

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Sergeant First Class (SFC) Erick R. Macher from Fairfield, California, is a 13B Cannoneer serving as the Platoon Sergeant for 2d Platoon, A Battery in Task Force 1st Battalion, 7th Field Artillery (TF 1-7 FA), 1st Infantry Division (1stID) in Germany. He deployed to Operation Iraqi Freedom II...

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...(OIF) (February 2004 to February 2005) and served as a Scout Platoon Sergeant for Task Force 1-7 (Motorized Infantry) in Bayji, about 30 kilometers north of Tikrit, one of the largest and most hostile areas of operation (AO) in the 1st ID's sector. SFC Macher was awarded a Purple Heart and a Bronze Star, the latter for his overall leadership and actions during more than 400 combat patrols. This is his story.

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