Care under fire earns corpsman Silver Star

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Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Joshua Chiarini works at the base medical clinic at the Naval Academy Preparatory School in Rhode Island. There, he treats students with head colds and sprained ankles.</p>

<p>It’s about as far from Iraq’s Anbar province as you can get, he said, a job that doesn’t quite fit with the Silver Star on his chest.</p>

<p>“It’s a huge difference. It’s quiet. There’s not much excitement. I am an adrenaline junkie. I always have been. It’s hard being away from it all,” he said, adding that he doubts he will volunteer for another deployment…

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