Sgt. 1st Class Gregory A. Stube from Covington, Tennessee, was very seriously wounded during Operation Medusa in Afghanistan, September 2006. As his fighting vehicle moved up a hill, it was hit by an IED - seriously wounding Stube. Focusing on his wounds and pulling from his Special Forces medical training, Stube guided other SF A-team members in combat trauma care until he was moved out of danger.

He began his SF career when he volunteered and completed Special Forces Assessment and Selection in 1992 at the U.S. Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School. He graduated the Special Forces Qualification Course as a SF medical sergeant, or 18D. This medical training includes extensive trauma management, surgery, anesthesia, orthopedics, pediatrics, pharmacology, OB / L&D, minor dentistry and limited veterinary medicine. Stube is also a certified Dive Medical Technician, trained at the Special Forces Underwater Operations Facility. Stube completed Russian language training as a part of his initial SF training program.

In addition to his service on...