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"Airman 1st Class Spencer Stone, widely proclaimed a hero after he charged a gunman Aug. 21 on a train in Belgium, will be promoted to staff sergeant, Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Welsh announced Tuesday.
The promotion, by Nov. 1, is in addition to the previously announced Purple Heart and Airman's Medal that Stone will receive Thursday.
Welsh announced the promotion in an address at the Air Force Association's 2015 national convention but gave no further details.
Stone, speaking to reporters earlier Tuesday, said he fully expected to be mowed down when he charged a gunman Aug. 21 on a train in Belgium."
"Airman 1st Class Spencer Stone, widely proclaimed a hero after he charged a gunman Aug. 21 on a train in Belgium, will be promoted to staff sergeant, Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Welsh announced Tuesday.
The promotion, by Nov. 1, is in addition to the previously announced Purple Heart and Airman's Medal that Stone will receive Thursday.
Welsh announced the promotion in an address at the Air Force Association's 2015 national convention but gave no further details.
Stone, speaking to reporters earlier Tuesday, said he fully expected to be mowed down when he charged a gunman Aug. 21 on a train in Belgium."