Show i STANFORD McCOOK award recipient Stanford McCool McCook Nets Bronze Star FT IT DUCHESNE Two DUCHESNE-Two Two bronze stars for meritorious service have been awarded this year One was presented last week to a Ute Indian youth at Fort Duchesne ALTHOUGH STANFORD McCook 21 year-old year son of Mr and Mrs Ouray McCook McCook McCook Mc Mc- Cook was in Vietnam two months his service medals include the bronze star with combat V and two purple hearts Honorable retired from the Marine Corps as a Lance Corporal he completed basic training in San Diego and remained there for special training as a point man r rHE and tunnel rat HE BEGAN his tour lour of duty in Vietnam Viet Viet- nam on May 9 1970 and received his first purple heart when it a a bullet penetrated penetrated ted his leg June 26 1970 he and nine Marines were on a squad-sized squad ambush only four lived to relate the details of that mission Mr McCook lost his left arm After two months In Oak Knoll Naval Hospital California Lance Corporal McCook McCook Mc Mc- Cook received a medical discharge He Ile attended Union High School and after his discharge enrolled in Utah Technical College Salt Lake City HIS CITATION reads in part The President of tho the United States takes pleasure in presenting the Bronze Star Medal to Private First Class Stanford McCook McCook Mc Mc- Cook United States Marine Corps for meritorious service in connection with combat operations against the enemy in inthe inthe inthe the Republic of Vietnam while serving as a rifleman Throughout this period Private F First Class Claas McCook performed his duties in an an exemplary and highly professional man man- ner nero Participating in numerous patrols and ambushes he repeated distinguished himself for his courage and composure composure compo compo- sure under fire while constantly moving to dangerously exposed vantage points from which to deliver effective fire at atthe atthe atthe the enemy Particularly inspiring were his actions when although seriously wounded by hostile fire while participating ing irig in a squad-sized squad ambush he verbally verbally verbally ver ver- bally encouraged the Marines near him to continue their mission Signed For the President William K Jones Lieutenant General U U. U S S. S Marine Corps Commanding General Fleet Marine Marme Mar Mar- ine me Force Pacific |