Senator Meets USO Marine of the Year
Senator Murray meets with Staff Sergeant Matthew Anderson, who has been named Marine of the Year by the USO. Sergeant Anderson is from Poulsbo, WA – he is currently stationed in San Diego.
According to his platoon, Staff Sergeant Anderson continually puts himself in a position of danger in order to be the most effective during combat operations. He is able to quickly anticipate the point of friction and eliminate any problems that may arise, consistently exceeding what is expected of him.
During one ambush on his platoon he led an assault on a suspected enemy position, which lead to the discovery of an illegal weapons and ammunition cache. On another occasion he maneuvered his vehicle through a cloud of smoke and debris, ensuring that the rest of his convoy did not become trapped in a kill zone.
Sergeant Anderson is participating in a USO program – Operation Care Package – that makes up care packages and mails them to soldiers serving overseas.
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