Hester visiting the U.S. Army Women's Museum at Fort Gregg-Adams (then called Fort Lee) in February 2007.
Born
(1982-01-12) January 12, 1982 (age 42) Bowling Green, Kentucky, U.S.
Allegiance
United States
Service/branch
United States Army
Kentucky Army National Guard
Tennessee Army National Guard
Years of service
2001–2009, 2010–present
Rank
First Sergeant
Unit
617th Military Police Company 269th Military Police Company[1]
Battles/wars
Iraq War War in Afghanistan Hurricane Maria response
Awards
Silver Star Bronze Star Army Commendation Medal
Other work
Law enforcement officer
Leigh Ann Hester (born January 12, 1982)[2] is a United States Army National Guard soldier. While assigned to the 617th Military Police Company,[3] a Kentucky Army National Guard unit out of Richmond, Kentucky,[3] Hester received the Silver Star for her heroic actions on 20 March 2005 during an enemy ambush on a supply convoy near the town of Salman Pak, Iraq.[4]
Hester is the first female U.S. Army soldier to receive the Silver Star since World War II and the first ever to be cited for valor in close quarters combat.[5]
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^Sergeant Sara Wood. "Female Soldier receives Silver Star in Iraq". Department of Defense. Retrieved 16 March 2011.
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United States Army
First Sergeant