Army Reserve Sgt. James Lawson poses on a Port Hueneme, Calif. beachhead after a ceremony in which he was awarded the Army Commendation Medal April 5, 2019.
190405-A-RJ211-003.JPG Photo By: Sgt. 1st Class Alexandra Hays

PORT HUENEME - Army Reserve Sgt. James Lawson poses on a Port Hueneme, Calif. beachhead after a ceremony in which he was awarded the Army Commendation Medal April 5, 2019. Lawson received the medal for his life-saving application of a tourniquet on a concert-goer during the Las Vegas Shooting October 1, 2017 which killed 58 people and stands as the deadliest single day mass shooting in U.S. history. Lawson is a watercraft operator engineer and a Marine Mechanic in the 481st Transportation Company (Heavy Boat), 3rd Transportation Brigade (Expeditionary), as a civilian. (U.S. Army photo by Sergeant 1st Class Alexandra Hays)


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