June 2014 2nd Issue 2 | Page 27

Operations Company (OPS) Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion Page 23 AWARDS    MG Townsend , LTC Malizia,COL McDonald, and DCSM Lewis    LTC Malizia received his Bronze Star Medal for his end of tour award and an Army Commendation Medal for his PCS award. SGT Little and SGT Atrero-Handy Atreroreceived their end of tour awards from GEN Dempsey during a recent visit. Both are Military Working Dog Handlers that have redeployed to their home station. SFC Lavalle received a Bronze Star Medaland SPC Ventura received an Army Achievement Medal for end of tour awards. Both are MWD and have since redeployed. CPT Chis Baglivo received a Bronze Star Medal for his end of tour award. Several Soldiers have received Coins of Excellence from different sources for their professionalism and “above and beyond” dedication during Distinguished Visitor miss [ۜ