A former Navy corpsman has been awarded a Silver Star for saving the life of a wounded Marine from Camp Pendleton during an enemy ambush in Afghanistan. Jonathan Kong, 25, was assigned to the 1st ...

The Navy hospital corpsman was deafened by the explosion. He couldn’t hear the bullets whizzing by, but he saw his Marines lying in the street. Petty Officer 1st Class Benny Flores ran back and ...

A Navy hospital corpsman who faced heavy fire to save an injured Marine was presented with the military’s third highest decoration for valor, the Silver Star, at Camp Pendleton Friday.

The former Navy hospital corpsman “courageously fought through an enemy ambush to save the life of a wounded Marine,” on June 13, 2011 in Sangin, Afghanistan, the Marine Corps announced.

CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. -- A U.S. Navy corpsman from Talofofo, Guam, received the Silver Star during a ceremony at Camp Pendleton, May 3. Petty Officer 1st Class Benny Flores, a corpsman serving ...

A Navy corpsman has been awarded a Silver Star for bravery for risking his life to save wounded Marines and a wounded Afghan police officer during a Taliban ambush. Petty Officer 1st Class Benny ...

A Navy corpsman who will receive the Silver Star said he was just doing his job when he shot and killed a rogue Afghan commando during a 2014 insider attack. Sections.

CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. (AP) – A Navy corpsman is being awarded the Silver Star at Camp Lejeune on the North Carolina coast. Petty Officer 2nd Class Alejandro Salabarria of the 2nd Marine Raider ...

PENSACOLA, Fla. - “I didn’t think, I just reacted,” said HM3 Zackery Penner, a corpsman with Naval Hospital Pensacola, when recalling the events of June 22 and 23, 2012, while serving with ...

CAMP PENDLETON (CBS 8) - A local Navy Corpsman was recognized Friday for his bravery and service in Afghanistan. Petty Officer First Class Benny Flores was awarded the Silver Star at Camp ...