True American Heroes

Interview with Staff Sergeant John Aughtman, United States Army. Aughtman is a Purple Heart and Bronze Star Medal recipient, who has served three deployments in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Aughtman was a Squad Leader with the Bravo Company, 3rd Brigade Combat Team of the 82nd Airborne. He and two of his soldiers were struck by a grenade during their service, rendered themselves aid and self-med evacuated back to the forward operating base.