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4 State Hero - Brian Dean Troglia (pronounced with a silient "g")

 
Name Brian Dean Troglia (pronounced with a silient "g")
Branch U.S. Army
Rank Major
Home Town Frontenac, KS
Wartime Service Dates Iraq 1990-1991Afghanistan 2006-2007
Wartime Locations IraqAfghanistan: Mehtar Lam & Kamdesh
Major Battles Desert Storm 1990-1991Operation Enduring Freedom 2006-2007
Military Service Dates 1982-2002 (active duty and Kansas Army National Guard - retired in 2002) and 2005 to 2007 (called back to active duty)
Unit 891st Engineer Battalion (KS Army Nat'l Guard), 5th Engineer Battalion, 24th Infantry Division, 20th Engineer Brigade , 10th Mountain Division, 82nd Airborne Division, 413th Civil Affairs Battalion
Accomplishments * One of the first ground troops to enter Desert Storm* 891st Engineer Battalion, "Alpha" Company Commander*Kansas National Guard State OCS Commander*PRT Commander, Kamdesh Afghanistan
Medals

Bronz Star, Army Commendation Medal, Army Achievement M., National Defense Service M., Southwest Asia Service M., Afghanistan Campaign M., Global War on Terrorism, Kuwait Liberation M., NATO-ISAF, Combat Action Badge

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