Robert S. Pugh

Died: April 2, 2005

Rank: Specialist

Unit: 1st Battalion, 155th Infantry Regiment, Mississippi Army National Guard

Branch: U.S. Army

Specialist Robert “Shane” Pugh was killed on March 2, 2005, when his vehicle was hit by an improvised explosive device outside of Iskandariyah, Iraq. Though mortally wounded himself, Pugh instructed a group of Soldiers on how to stop another Soldier’s bleeding enough to stabilize him. Pugh’s heroic and selfless act saved the wounded Soldier’s life. The 25-year-old combat medic was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 155th Infantry Regiment, Mississippi Army National Guard, out of McComb, Mississippi, in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Pugh was laid to rest at Forest Lawn Memory Gardens in Marion, Mississippi.