The Story:
Airman Trueblood was driving an up-armored Humvee providing security to a group that was moving supplies on Dec. 5, 2005, when her convoy was attacked near Balad Air Base in Iraq. A driver indicated over the radio that he had been hit. Under fire, Trueblood moved her truck between the enemy fire and the other vehicles, which were not up-armored. The injured man pulled to the side of the road because his truck caught on fire. Trueblood drove up to the injured man’s vehicle, which was engulfed in flames. She performed first aid and helped to get him to a secure location for medical treatment.
Trueblood received the Bronze Star with Valor on Sept. 14, 2006.