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05-12-06, 01:33 PM
May 12, 2006
DI awarded Navy Cross

By John Hoellwarth
Times staff writer

A drill instructor at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., was awarded the nation’s second highest award for combat heroism during a ceremony held at the depot today, according to a Marine Corps release.

Sgt. Jeremiah Workman of the depot’s Delta Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, received the Navy Cross, second only to the Medal of Honor, for his performance under fire in Iraq while serving as a squad leader in the Camp Pendleton, Calif.-based 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines, according to the release.

“Workman’s heroism … adds to the luster that surrounds the 5th Marine Regiment, which stands as the most highly decorated regiment in the Marine Corps,” the release said.

With Workman’s award, the depot now boasts two drill instructors currently wearing the Navy Cross. Sgt. Anthony Viggiani, a drill instructor assigned to the depot’s India Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, was awarded the medal there on Feb. 24 for his actions in Afghanistan as a squad leader assigned to the Camp Lejeune, N.C.-based Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 6th Marines.

Ellie