 | U.S. Army Sgt. Leigh Hester, the recipient of the 2006 USO Service Member of the Year Award, is congratulated by senior Department of Defense leaders during the 65th Annual World Gala at the National Building in Washington, D.C., Sept 28, 2006. Hester is the first woman since World War II to receive the Silver Star for valor in combat. DoD photo by Staff Sgt. D. Myles Cullen, U.S. Air Force. |
