; ▁its ▁gun ner , ▁Serge ant ▁Ron ald ▁Rand azzo , ▁was ▁killed ▁and ▁two ▁other ▁men ▁were ▁wounded ▁as ▁result . ▁Another ▁Brad ley , ▁commanded ▁by ▁Staff ▁Serge ant ▁Christopher ▁C ich on , ▁came ▁forward ▁to ▁ev acu ate ▁these ▁cas ual ties . ▁While ▁Serge ant ▁C ich on ▁and ▁the ▁soldiers ▁from ▁his ▁Brad ley ▁were ▁res cu ing ▁wounded ▁personnel ▁from ▁the ▁first ▁Brad ley , ▁the ▁Ira q is ▁continued ▁to ▁fire . ▁Private ▁First ▁Class ▁Ar don ▁Cooper ▁covered ▁a ▁wounded ▁man ▁with ▁his ▁own ▁body ▁to ▁shield ▁him ▁from ▁enemy ▁fire ▁and ▁was ▁hit ▁in ▁the ▁neck ▁by ▁a ▁fragment ▁from ▁a ▁mort ar ▁round , ▁just ▁as ▁Serge ant ▁C ich on ' s ▁Brad ley ▁was ▁struck ▁the ▁tur ret ▁by ▁a ▁round ▁which ▁sh atter ed ▁its ▁TO W ▁launch er , ▁sp ray ing ▁Cooper ▁with ▁sh rap nel . ▁He ▁died ▁later ▁from ▁heavy ▁loss ▁of ▁blood . ▁ ▁Cooper ▁was ▁post hum ously ▁awarded ▁the ▁Silver ▁Star . ▁Serge ant ▁C ich on ' s ▁Brad ley ▁was ▁still ▁oper ational , ▁and ▁after ▁pick ing ▁up ▁the ▁wounded , ▁its ▁crew ▁managed ▁to ▁withdraw ▁it ▁from ▁the ▁line ▁of ▁fire . ▁Staff ▁Serge ant ▁C ich on ▁was ▁awarded ▁the ▁Silver ▁Star ▁for ▁his ▁exception al ▁leadership ▁and ▁courage ▁while ▁under ▁enemy ▁fire . ▁Special ist ▁Ad kins ▁and ▁S gt ▁Frank ▁Kno x ▁of ▁Charlie ▁Company ▁were ▁moved ▁forward ▁with ▁the ▁batt al ions ▁medical