A Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) operator received the Silver Star for his actions in Iraq against Islamic State (ISIS) fighters.
In April 2019, Chief Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Technician Matthew J. O’Connor was attached to a Navy SEAL platoon as part of a Special Operations Task Force in support of Operation Inherent Resolve.
On the day of the engagement, which earned him the nation’s third-highest award for valor in combat, Chief O’Connor and his element was conducting an operation against a village occupied by ISIS fighters where an Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) factory was located.
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Source: SOFREP