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05-22-08, 06:03 AM
CLB-26 to honor two heroes

Wednesday, May 21, 2008 - 01:03 PM Updated: 02:43 PM

By Press Release

CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. (May 21, 2008) –Combat Logistics Battalion 26, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, II Marine Expeditionary Force, will honor two of its Marines tomorrow for heroic actions on the scene of a vehicle accident Oct. 22, 2007. Corporals Carl McCauley and Steven Morse will be awarded the Navy Marine Corps Commendation medal for pulling Homer Graham from his burning SUV after it crashed and rolled on U.S. Highway 74-76 in rural South Carolina.

McCauley and Morse immediately also provided first aid until EMS arrived, but Graham succumbed to his injuries in transit to the hospital.

Graham’s parents are scheduled to attend the award ceremony and extend their gratitude to the Marines for their actions that day.

Ellie