Gen Paik Award; Sergeant Audie Murphy Induction Ceremony

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Esteban Aguirre, assigned to 4th Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division (left), Staff Sgt. Katherine Gil, executive assistant to Eighth Army Command Sergeant Major (center), and Staff Sgt. Eric Lee, saxophone player for the Eighth Army Band (right), awarded the Sergeant Audie Murphy Club (SAMC) medallion during the Gen Paik Award and Sergeant Audie Murphy Induction Ceremony, Camp Humphreys, South Korea, July 9, 2026. SAMC honors the top percent of noncommissioned officers who exhibit exceptional leadership, professionalism, and selflessness in recognition of Sgt. Audie Murphy, the most highly decorated American combat soldier of World War II, championed the values of courage and selfless service. (U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Sydney Shank)

Date

2026-07-08

Photographer / author

U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Sydney Shank

Archive

Wikimedia Commons

Type

photograph

Original size

4,179 × 2,791 pixels

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