![]() While it might seem unusual to name the vehicle after two people, Dean noted, the Stryker combat vehicle was named for two soldiers - both Medal of Honor recipients - serving in the Vietnam War and WWII. ![]() “So having an armored and infantry is a particularly compelling name.” “That is the mission that the M10 Booker is designed to fulfill on behalf of and in support of the infantry,” Dean said. ![]() Glenn Dean, the service’s program executive officer for Ground Combat Systems, said on June 8. Robert was killed as he advanced through mortar and artillery fire with a machine gun, suppressing fire and destroying other machine gun positions before he was fatally wounded, Maj. He continued to fire his weapon along an 8-kilometer route until he was mortally wounded. When both of the tank’s machine guns failed, Stevon laid down on top of the tank’s turret and fired at enemy forces with his own weapon, destroying an enemy troop carrier as it attempted to pass the tank. Andrew Hilmes, was killed by enemy machine gun fire during the first thunder run up Highway 8 leading to the Baghdad International airport. Stevon, a tank commander serving under Task Force 1-64 company commander Capt. “Our soldiers will now have an infantry assault vehicle that brings a new level of lethality to our ground forces and allows our men and women in uniform to move at a faster pace under greater protection.” The stories of the two soldiers “articulate the Army’s exact needs for the M10 Booker combat vehicle,” service acquisition chief Doug Bush said June 8.
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