Staff Sgt. Brandon A. Zylstra listens as Lt. Gen. Ray Odierno, commander of Multi-National Corps-Iraq, speaks during Zylstra's own Silver Star ceremony, Sunday, Aug. 5. Zylstra, of the 1st Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division, received the award for his actions during an April 10 encounter with enemies in Baghdad's Al Fadhil neighborhood. 'Devil in the Baggy Pants' Soldier Earns Silver Star DVIDS54051

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