Monica Lin Brown is a United States Army sergeant and medic who became the first woman during the War in Afghanistan and only the second woman since World War II to receive the Silver Star, the United
Brown at FOB Salerno, Afghanistan, in 2008
Brown receives the Silver Star from Vice President Dick Cheney in March 2008.
The Meritorious Unit Commendation is a mid-level unit award of the United States Armed Forces. The U.S. Army awards units the Army MUC for exceptionally meritorious conduct in performance of outstandi