For the first time in the history of the 139th Airlift Wing, a member will receive a Purple Heart commendation for injuries suffered in combat.

Staff Sergeant Troy Green of Cameron will be so honored Tuesday during a ceremony at the wing headquarters at Rosecrans Memorial Airport.

In April, 2012, Green’s unit in Afghanistan came under attack, and Green was knocked out by an IED, but officials say he was able to provide key information and protection for the command headquarters.

In the fall of 2011, Green volunteered to join Agricultural Development Team (ADT) VI mission to Afghanistan.

 

While deployed, officials say he provided valuable training to deploying troops in the area of weapons manipulations, combat reloads and small unit tactics. While in country he served as Mission Security Officer and gunner on his missions.

On April 15, 2012, Green was involved in the attack on Forward Operating Base Finley Shields, in which a he was knocked unconscious and received concussion by the explosion of a VBIED approximately 25 meters from his barracks. Green was able to move to the ADT headquarters, where he provided fire direction for responding units and close protection for ADT command staff.

Green, a member of the 139th Security Forces Squadron, was awarded two Army Commendation medals for his actions during the battle, the Army Combat Action Badge and was awarded the Purple Heart for injuries sustained during the attack.

A Purple Heart is the U.S. military decoration awarded to a uniformed service member who has been wounded or killed while serving in the U.S. Armed Forces.